pay your money and take your choice

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Also, you pays your money and takes your choice . Since you're paying, it's your decision, as in We can take the train or the bus—you pays your money and takes your choice . This term first appeared in the English humor magazine Punch in the mid-1800s and has been repeated ever since.

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April 23, 2024inveterate

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