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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In Minnesota, investigators and journalists have raised serious questions about fraud schemes tied to networks that disproportionately benefited non-citizens, while the families actually paying into the system were left footing the bill.
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Jennifer Nassour, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The couple would also have to foot the bill for food and entertainment.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Further, the assumption here is that the vendor foots the bill for all of this development work.
—Raj Dhiman, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
But the idea of America defending Danish sovereignty over such a large chunk of North America, with the American taxpayer footing the bill, never felt right.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer Nassour, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The couple would also have to foot the bill for food and entertainment.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Further, the assumption here is that the vendor foots the bill for all of this development work.
—Raj Dhiman, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
But the idea of America defending Danish sovereignty over such a large chunk of North America, with the American taxpayer footing the bill, never felt right.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Foot the bill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20the%20bill. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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