豊かな社会

pay one s debt to society イディオム

pay one's debt to society

Idiom(s): pay one's debt (to society)

Theme: PUNISHMENT

to serve a sentence for a crime, usually in prison.
• The judge said that Mr. Simpson had to pay his debt to society.
• Mr. Brown paid his debt in state prison.

pillar of society|pillar|society

n. phr. A leading figure who contributes to the support and the well-being of his/her society; a person of irreproachable character. Mrs. Brown, the director of our classical symphony fund, is a true pillar of society.

mutual admiration society

mutual admiration society
A relationship in which two people have strong feelings of esteem for each other and often exchange lavish compliments. The term may signify either genuine or pretended admiration, as in Each of them praised the other's book—it was a real mutual admiration society. The expression was invented by Henry David Thoreau in his journal (1851) and repeated by Oliver Wendell Holmes and others.

society

society
see under mutual admiration society.

mutual account society

mutual account society
A accord in which two bodies accept able animosity of admire for anniversary added and generally barter abundant compliments. The appellation may announce either 18-carat or affected admiration, as in Each of them accepted the other's book—it was a absolute alternate account society. The announcement was invented by Henry David Thoreau in his account (1851) and again by Oliver Wendell Holmes and others.