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

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“Foot the bill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20the%20bill. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.

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