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Idiom:  pay a visit

Meaning .

Idiom:  pay a visit to someone/something (pay someone/something a visit)

• to go see someone or something

Example sentences

• I haven’t heard from my father in two weeks so I’m going to pay him a visit and make sure he’s okay.
• There are very few doctors who will pay a visit to patients' homes these days.
• It's been a few months since we've seen my mother-in-law so we need to pay a visit this weekend.
• My best friend was in town and decided to pay a visit but we were at the shopping mall so I missed her.
• Let's pay a visit to the cemetery on Veterans Day and lay down some flowers at my grandfather's grave.
• You'll be paying the dentist a visit  soon if you don't stop drinking so many sodas and eating those sugary candies.
• If you have a chance to pay a visit to Mount Rushmore National Memorial while you're in the Dakotas you will not regret it.
• A couple of police officers paid our office a visit this afternoon and I'm dying to know what they questioned my boss about.
• Every Memorial Day we pay a visit to my uncle's grave to pay our respects.
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Example sentences pay a visit

Just pay a visit to the link below.

Few politicians have dared to pay a visit to a concentration camp during their re-election campaign.

If you've been feeling low for more than a couple of weeks pay a visit to your doc.

Pay a visit to the newspaper editor and treat him to a knuckle sandwich?

Contact your local environmental health or planning department and ask it to pay a visit .

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pay a visit ( third-person singular simple present pays a visit , present participle paying a visit , simple past and past participle paid a visit )

• 2020 September 25, Reuters Staff, “Thai republican hashtag trends after constitution change delayed”, in Reuters ‎ [1] , Reuters, retrieved 2020-09-25 : Some protesters say the constitution also gives too much power to the king, who paid a rare visit to Thailand on Thursday for ceremonies honouring his grandfather, Prince Mahidol Adulyadej. The king has spent most of his time in Europe since taking the throne nearly four years ago.
• 2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL , number 970 , page 55 : Brighton station is awash with people paying a visit to the seaside.
• ( idiomatic , euphemistic ) To go to the toilet .

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Workers earning up to $58K a year could soon become eligible for overtime pay

Millions more Americans could become eligible for overtime pay.

The Biden-Harris administration  announced a final rule Tuesday  that raises the minimum salary threshold to qualify for time-and-a-half pay after 40 hours of work in a week.

Proponents say the new limit will mean lower-paid workers are fairly compensated for long hours, and business groups are expected to legally challenge it.

Here’s what to know:

The new salary limits

Starting July 1, 2024, people earning less than $43,888 per year, or $844 per week, would be eligible for overtime pay.

By Jan. 1, 2025, that salary threshold would increase to $58,656 per year, or $1,128 per week.

The rule also includes automatic increases to that salary eligibility level every three years, starting in 2027, to keep pace with the changing labor market and wages.

The current salary threshold to qualify for overtime pay is $35,568 per year based on a limit set by the Trump administration in 2019 — the first increase since 2004.

More money or time back to workers

Proponents say the new rule will ensure people, particularly in lower-paid roles, get paid for their time if they work longer than a traditional workweek.

“Too often, lower-paid salaried workers are doing the same job as their hourly counterparts but are spending more time away from their families for no additional pay,” Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su said in a press release.

It could also cause businesses to adjust their procedures so people work fewer overtime hours, giving employees more time back.

Who’s impacted

Overtime pay protections in the Fair Labor Standards Act say almost all hourly workers qualify for 1.5 times their pay after 40 hours worked in a week. The new Labor Department rule applies to salaried workers under a certain salary level.

The overtime boost is expected to impact  4.3 million workers , 56% of whom are women and 24% of whom are workers of color, according to the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.

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Most workers impacted are employed in professional and business services, health care and social services, and financial activities.

Roughly 15%  of salaried workers are currently entitled to overtime pay, and that will roughly double under the new salary limits. However, it’s far lower than the 60% of salaried workers who were entitled to overtime pay in the 1970s, per the EPI.

Since then, the threshold has not kept pace with wage growth, experts say.

More worker protections on the way

Separately, the Federal Trade Commission  issued a final rule  Tuesday  banning noncompetes , which proponents say will promote job-switching, higher wages, new businesses and innovation.

A noncompete agreement is a contract where an employee agrees to not join or launch a competitor after leaving a company. The FTC estimates 30 million, or 18%, of U.S. workers are currently subject to a noncompete.

The agency estimates the change will increase the average worker’s earnings by $524 per year, lower health-care costs by up to $194 billion over the next decade and lead to a 2.7% bump in startups, or roughly 8,500 new businesses per year.

The rule will become effective 120 days after being published in the Federal Register, though business groups are expected to challenge it.

Jennifer Liu is a senior work reporter for CNBC Make It.

’Don’t come out!' Viral video captures alligator paying visit to Florida neighborhood

It's alligator mating season, and gators are turning up everywhere in florida..

• Alligator mating season "officially" begins in May or June, but male alligators begin courting in early April
• Alligators may range up to several miles seeking mates and new habitats

A Florida woman was not terribly welcoming to her new neighbor: an alligator that was spotted wandering around her Fort Myers house and lurking under a car.

Siara Mercedes Grant told Storyful she got a heads-up about the new visitor on Thursday, April 18.

“I was cooking dinner when my neighbor called me to tell me there was an alligator outside of my house and to warn my husband, who would be coming home soon,” she said. "I opened the door to see where it was, and my husband yelled at me from the driveway, ’Don’t come out!’

Grant's husband videoed the gator, which she said was hiding under the neighbor's car before trying to knock open the door to another house.

“Then he started walking back to our house, so we ran inside before he did. Then he stayed outside our door for a while before he kept going on his merry way,” Grant said.

Professional alligator wranglers came the next day to remove the reptile.

Alligator season is coming in Florida

Gators are turning up everywhere as alligator mating season approaches, during which the gators that are chased out of their habitats by stronger ones wander around looking for new places to live and find mates. This month alone, alligators have been spotted in a Bonita Springs neighborhood , attacking a man walking his dogs in Naples , getting stuck in a kitchen in Venice , on a golf course and more.

What do I do if I see an alligator?

Do not attempt to capture an alligator yourself, and it's against the law to shoot at them . If you encounter an alligator you think will be a threat to people, pets or property, call the FWC’s Nuisance Alligator Hotline at 1‐866‐FWC‐GATOR (392‐4286) or visit  myfwc.com .

The FWC’s Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program (SNAP) uses contracted nuisance alligator trappers throughout the state to remove alligators 4 feet in length or greater that are believed to pose a threat.

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Cincinnati Bengals Host Day Two Offensive Tackle Prospect For Visit Ahead of 2024 NFL Draft

The Bengals are eyeing offensive tackles early in the 2024 NFL Draft.

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CINCINNATI — The Bengals hosted Notre Dame offensive tackle Blake Fisher for a top 30 visit according to Matt Freeman of IrishSportsDaily.com.

Fisher is 54th on Daniel Jeremiah's big board, which means Cincinnati could target him in round two with the 49th overall selection. The Bengals have plenty of options in the first round and if they don't take an offensive tackle in round one , adding one in the second round would make a lot of sense.

Fisher also visited the Browns, Commanders, Eagles, Panthers, Patriots, Steelers and 49ers according to Freeman. It is worth noting that Fisher is only 21-years-old and is projected to be a third round pick by Dane Brugler of The Athletic.

For more on the Bengals' draft plans, check out our first round big board here .

Blake Fisher checking in at No. 54 isn't a huge surprise as he's gained momentum following the Combine/Pro Day. Fisher took 8 Top 30 visits over the last few weeks: Bengals, Browns, Commanders, Eagles, Panthers, Patriots, Steelers and 49ers. https://t.co/JI9m27fhAc — Matt Freeman (@mattfreemanISD) April 22, 2024

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