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foot the bill (for)

phrase

as in provide (for)
to pay the living expenses of They continued to foot the bill for their son well into his twenties but warned him that their support would soon end and he needed to find a job.

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“Foot the bill (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot%20the%20bill%20%28for%29. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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