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pay it forward
repay kindness by helping someone else
To repay someone's kindness by helping another person instead of helping the original person.
Hear it in real life
Why did you help that man with his bags?
Someone helped me yesterday, so I wanted to pay it forward.
A woman helped me when I was lost, so I try to pay it forward whenever I can.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: pay it back forward
Say: pay it forward
Use "forward" on its own; do not add "back".
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
pay it forward; paid it forward; try to pay it forward
Your turn: say it out loud
A woman helped me when I was lost, so I try to pay it forward whenever I can.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
pay it forward
repay kindness by helping someone else
“A woman helped me when I was lost, so I try to pay it forward whenever I can.”
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