(To). To pay off a debt, whether of money or revenge. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Pay with the Roll of the DrumPay A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related ContentAllusionsForeign Words and PhrasesLatin and Greek Word ElementsNames: Their Origins and MeaningsOld Testament NamesMythologyAncient Greek Literature & MythologyThe Bible (King James version)The Koran (translation by J. M. Rodwell)Shakespeare's PlaysTales from Shakespeare (Charles and Mary Lamb)Frequently Misspelled WordsFrequently Mispronounced WordsEasily Confused WordsWriting & Language