pay (someone) a visit
idiom
: to go somewhere to visit (someone)
She paid me a visit while I was in the hospital.
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Upon arrival, visitors can pay a visit to the butterfly house in search of colorful insects or hang out with the resident tortoises—but no trip to La Marquesa is complete without exploring the on-property aviary.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The unofficial guest experience calls for adults to pay a visit to every country represented in the World Showcase and get an alcoholic beverage from each location in one day.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 14 May 2025
Instead, the first episode of the adaptation for ABC comes off like an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, only without that cast’s magnetic starship crew around to pay a visit.
—Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
In one telling aside, the two pay a visit to the 5-star Prince de Galles hotel, some of whose windows overlook the scene of the crime.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The unofficial guest experience calls for adults to pay a visit to every country represented in the World Showcase and get an alcoholic beverage from each location in one day.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 14 May 2025
Instead, the first episode of the adaptation for ABC comes off like an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, only without that cast’s magnetic starship crew around to pay a visit.
—Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
In one telling aside, the two pay a visit to the 5-star Prince de Galles hotel, some of whose windows overlook the scene of the crime.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
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