foot the bill
idiom
: to pay for something
His parents footed the bill for his college education.
It's a business lunch, so the company is footing the bill.
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To help foot the bill, his parents re-mortgaged their house in Ohio.
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Katie Mannion, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Both fathers have suggested the other foot the bill for any pending wedding ceremony.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Some might suggest that peddling ideas of heroic viticulture is akin to marketing gamesmanship, that the consumer is forced to foot the bill for wines produced too far from the tenets of entrepreneurship and economies of scale.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
That’s why economists say consumers usually end up footing the bill for tariffs.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
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Katie Mannion, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Both fathers have suggested the other foot the bill for any pending wedding ceremony.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Some might suggest that peddling ideas of heroic viticulture is akin to marketing gamesmanship, that the consumer is forced to foot the bill for wines produced too far from the tenets of entrepreneurship and economies of scale.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
That’s why economists say consumers usually end up footing the bill for tariffs.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Foot the bill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20the%20bill. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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