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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Rising living expenses have many parents footing the bill for their grown kids.
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Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
Whatever Whirfs, 26, wants in the way of a new vehicle, or even a new home, Tom Brady and Baker Mayfield should foot the bill for it.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Instead, the president hasn’t been shy about wanting elite colleges to foot the bill.
—Liam Knox, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
From defense to science The Pentagon may be footing the bill, but quantum navigation’s uses stretch far beyond warzones.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
Whatever Whirfs, 26, wants in the way of a new vehicle, or even a new home, Tom Brady and Baker Mayfield should foot the bill for it.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Instead, the president hasn’t been shy about wanting elite colleges to foot the bill.
—Liam Knox, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
From defense to science The Pentagon may be footing the bill, but quantum navigation’s uses stretch far beyond warzones.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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