in the pay of
idiom
: working usually in a secret way for (a person or organization)
He was accused of being in the pay of gangsters.
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Judges and the security forces are also all too frequently in the pay of drug groups.
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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
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
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