pay (someone) a visit
idiom
: to go somewhere to visit (someone)
She paid me a visit while I was in the hospital.
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Emotions run high when Alexander and Elena pay a visit as squabbles over money, love and sacrifice come to a head.
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
To immerse yourself in the borough’s diaspora, pay a visit to these cafés, restaurants, and bars.
—Nicole K. Grimes, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2024
For a more relaxing pastime, pay a visit to the smart Otium spa, where you're offered champagne upon arrival before an exfoliating and nourishing 'Roman Bliss' massage.
—Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 30 Apr. 2024
Instead, the first episode of the adaptation for ABC comes off like an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, only without that cast’s magnetic starship crew around to pay a visit.
—Nola Pfau, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
To immerse yourself in the borough’s diaspora, pay a visit to these cafés, restaurants, and bars.
—Nicole K. Grimes, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2024
For a more relaxing pastime, pay a visit to the smart Otium spa, where you're offered champagne upon arrival before an exfoliating and nourishing 'Roman Bliss' massage.
—Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 30 Apr. 2024
Instead, the first episode of the adaptation for ABC comes off like an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, only without that cast’s magnetic starship crew around to pay a visit.
—Nola Pfau, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
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“Pay (someone) a visit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20%28someone%29%20a%20visit. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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