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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However, county taxpayers are already footing the bill for nearly 2,500 felony offenders arrested within city limits, and data shows there is more to the story.
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Tim Clouser, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2025
Taxpayers are footing the bill for Gov. Maura Healey’s largesse in giving state legislators an 11% pay raise at the beginning of the year.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
Taxpayers foot the bill, all the while paying for the convict’s cell, food and medical bills.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2025
Sources at the state level countered that the expectation had always been the city — which runs and funds most components of the NYPD — would foot the bill after the initial state dollars ran dry.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
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Tim Clouser, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2025
Taxpayers are footing the bill for Gov. Maura Healey’s largesse in giving state legislators an 11% pay raise at the beginning of the year.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
Taxpayers foot the bill, all the while paying for the convict’s cell, food and medical bills.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2025
Sources at the state level countered that the expectation had always been the city — which runs and funds most components of the NYPD — would foot the bill after the initial state dollars ran dry.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
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“Foot the bill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20the%20bill. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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