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earn the wages of sin
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

earn the wages of sin
  1. 1. 被判死刑;被绞死

Examples

to earn one's bread
谋生,糊口 bread
to earn a clear $10,000
净挣10,000美元 clear
to earn a heap of money
挣许多钱 heap
faced by the necessity to earn a living
因环境所迫去谋生 necessity
She has been thinking up new ways to earn money.
她一直在冥思苦想新的赚钱方法。 think
If you put money in a saving account it will earn interest.
把钱存入存款账户就可以获得利息。 interest
Although he is old enough to earn his keep, he still lives with his parents.
尽管早已到了可以自己挣钱吃饭的年龄,可是他还是跟父母住在一起。 keep
How much money does the person earn in this position?
这个职位的薪水是多少? money
Professional golfers earn money from playing golf.
职业高尔夫选手以打高尔夫球为生。 money
I don't earn much money, but it's not very important because I love my job.
我的薪水不高,但那并不重要,因为我喜欢我的工作。 much

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