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 Bahia Mar Community Development District has agreed to foot the bill, with the amount capped at $1 million.
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2025
To quickly install that many charging stations is unrealistic and costly for Maryland taxpayers who would be forced to foot the bill.
—Albert R. Wynn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2025
Colleges could raise prices endlessly because someone — the federal government — was always willing to foot the bill.
—Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The museum declined to say how much the painting is worth nor how much the damage might cost to repair—or who might be expected to foot the bill.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2025
To quickly install that many charging stations is unrealistic and costly for Maryland taxpayers who would be forced to foot the bill.
—Albert R. Wynn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2025
Colleges could raise prices endlessly because someone — the federal government — was always willing to foot the bill.
—Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The museum declined to say how much the painting is worth nor how much the damage might cost to repair—or who might be expected to foot the bill.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 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 12 May. 2025.
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