pay your dues
成語所屬單字pay
pay your dues — 慣用語
1. To work hard and gain necessary experience before achieving success or respect.
1.慣用語
釋義
付出努力；累積經驗
To work hard and gain necessary experience before achieving success or respect.
例句
As a junior associate, she paid her dues by working long hours.
He paid his dues in small theaters before landing a Broadway role.