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.

Examples of foot the bill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The administration announced a federal commitment to foot the bill for debris removal and emergency protective measures for six months in North Carolina and three months in Georgia. —

Jeff Amy, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024 That includes a commitment from the federal government to foot the bill for debris removal and emergency protective measures for six months. —

Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024 This is what comes of those $1.2 trillion spending bills: someone’s got to foot the bill. —

Nisha Whitehead, Orange County Register, 24 Sep. 2024 At the end of the day, the American taxpayer will foot the bill. —

Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for foot the bill

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