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 Some conservatives in Congress have raised questions about footing the bill, noting that the bridge had never received federal funding. —

William Gavin, Quartz, 11 June 2024 The billionaire also footed the bill for Thomas’ great-nephew’s private-school tuition. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2024 If the plastics industry is continually causing environmental harm, why are taxpayers still footing the bill? —

Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 26 Mar. 2024 But several donors have chosen to cut real aid programs to fund refugees, in effect leading to a situation in which low-income countries are footing the bill for the hosting of Ukrainian refugees. —

Ian Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2022 See all Example Sentences for foot the bill

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