The phrase "alone pay for" is not correct and does not make sense in written English.
It seems to be an incomplete expression and lacks context to determine its intended meaning.
Example: "I cannot expect him to alone pay for the entire trip."
Alternatives: "solely cover" or "independently finance".
I am bankrupt, so I cannot support my family, let alone pay for my appeals.
When you don't have a steady income, it's impossible to budget, let alone pay for things like education".
When I began covering grooming in 2006, we were still at the stage of trying to convince men to even moisturise – let alone pay for facials or manicures".
No one can give away copies of his 2013 epic Rising Tides: Facing the Challenges of a New Era, let alone pay for him to sign them.
It's extraordinary to me that anyone would choose – let alone pay – for their child to be inculcated with the values of institutions that boast such a culture, but it's clear some parents have no problem with it.
There was Ethel, whose parents were too poor to buy soap for her to wash her clothes, let alone pay for her school uniform (the Girls Club got her soap and encouraged her to come back to school; Ethel is now enrolled).
I sincerely hope that the other members of the committee have never had sex at all, let alone paid for it, nor ever taken drugs.
We've had the Joint Chiefs up here [seeking additional funds] to cover spending shortfalls in just operations, maintenance, readiness and personnel issues -- let alone paying for national missile defense and new programs".
Why is Essex County alone paying for all that?" As a result, Mr. DiVincenzo helped to draft a bill now under review in the state Senate that would transfer the costs and control of all county prosecutors' offices into the hands of state officials, yielding an annual savings of about $45 million for Essex County alone.
Bishop, a straight-talking blonde who prides herself on being able to elbow her way into any trading scrum or boardroom, isn't shy about the fact that she, alone, pays for her SoHo loft and diamond earrings the size of ice chips.
That alone pays for the systems.
