pay dirt

Instead of just cutting out whole food groups, Bacon says people should pay attention to how food makes them feel.

Now, on my first day here, you pay me back for what I did then—as if it needed paying back!

“We shall make Mr. Pickwick pay for peeping,” said Fogg, with considerable native humour, as he unfolded his papers.

Condillac after the marquis's death had refused to pay tithes to Mother Church and has flouted and insulted the Bishop.

Of course, newly acquired Ferns will pay for extra attention in the way of watering until they have secured a proper roothold.

He walked first to one side, and then the other, rooting in the dirt with his funny, rubbery nose.