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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The payment goes through my friend’s fiancé’s mother’s Tesla account, the poor woman accidentally footing the bill.
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Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Those opposed to the bill have suggested that taxpayers should not foot the bill for public transit, especially those taxpayers who live in other parts of the state.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
And one insurer in the state that provides services to more than 4 million North Carolinians could decide to drop the vaccine from its coverage plans, leaving patients to foot the bill.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Reports show that data centers will require significant upgrades to the electric grid—which could potentially be passed on to residents and small businesses if lawmakers don’t get tech companies to foot the bill.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
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Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Those opposed to the bill have suggested that taxpayers should not foot the bill for public transit, especially those taxpayers who live in other parts of the state.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
And one insurer in the state that provides services to more than 4 million North Carolinians could decide to drop the vaccine from its coverage plans, leaving patients to foot the bill.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Reports show that data centers will require significant upgrades to the electric grid—which could potentially be passed on to residents and small businesses if lawmakers don’t get tech companies to foot the bill.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foot the bill
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“Foot the bill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20the%20bill. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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