in the pay of

phrase

: working usually in a secret way for (a person or organization)

He was accused of being in the pay of gangsters.

Examples of in the pay of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cracker Barrel’s decision-makers may not actually be in the pay of IHOP or Waffle House. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025

Judges and the security forces are also all too frequently in the pay of drug groups. — Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024

The union came up with the 40% raise request based on the increase in the pay of CEOs at the three automakers over the last four years. — Chris Isidore, CNN, 14 Sep. 2023

Disney has sought to rein in the pay of its top executive in recent years after regularly receiving criticism from corporate governance experts. — Christopher Palmeri, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2022

Dr Wakefield was in the pay of solicitors who were acting for parents who believed their children had been harmed by MMR [BBC News] . — Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2010

Rhymes for in the pay of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove