top dollar | Idiomator

Meaning: (chieflyUS,idiomatic)Themaximumamount ofmoneythat an item, service, or worker isworth; a very highprice.1947September 8, “Aces Up”, inTime:Within six months, Goodie was back in radio, earning just about thetop dollarfor a writer ($3,000 weekly) as Danny Kaye's chief scripter.2006December 6, “Many ways to say cheese”, inToronto Star, page F2:Consumers are willing to paytop dollarfor distinctive, rare, traditional cheeses.

Examples:

EN: Offer six and a quarter, tell him it's top dollar.
ES: - Ofrézcales seis y un cuarto, y dígales que es la última oferta.-
EN: And you're coming with me to the Mayflower Ranch, and you're hired for top dollar.
ES: Vienes conmigo, a la Hacienda Mayflower... estás contratado con la mejor paga.
EN: If you're interested in selling, I'll give you top dollar.
ES: Si le interesa venderlo, yo le daría el máximo.
EN: For top dollar!
ES: ¡ Hemos ganado mucho dinero!
EN: Pay top dollar.
ES: Pago muy bien.
EN: This Asian politician pays top dollar.
ES: Estos políticos asiáticos están forrados.
EN: - We pay top dollar, 20 and 10.
ES: - Pagamos muy bien, 20 y 10.
EN: He'll give you top dollar for it.
ES: Él te dará mucho dinero.
EN: We paid top dollar for the sheriff and the deputies and the first time trouble happens, they tell us to take care of it!
ES: Hemos pagado buen dinero por el sheriff y los ayudantes... y la primera vez que tenemos un problema nos dicen que nos ocupemos nosotros!
EN: Oh, I-I couldn't give you top dollar, I'm afraid.
ES: No podré darle tanto.
EN: Look at this stuff. Chicks in New York paying top dollar for this garbage.
ES: Las chicas en Nueva York pagan mucho dinero por esta basura.
EN: I'll pay you top dollar.
ES: Te pagaré muy bien.
EN: I'd be willing to pay top dollar.
ES: Le puedo pagar bien.
EN: Bring me in as an out-of-town mover. We'll pay him top dollar to take it off his hands.
ES: Di que soy un traficante de otra ciudad dispuesto a pagar.
EN: -l'll pay top dollar.
ES: -Pagaré lo que sea.

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