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foot the bill

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foot the bill (for something)

Fig. to pay for something; to pay for a bill. My boss took me out for lunch and the company footed the bill. You paid for dinner last time. Let me foot the bill for lunch today.

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foot the bill

to pay money owed Who's going to foot the bill for all the repairs?

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foot the bill

to pay all the costs for something We ended up having to foot the bill for a new roof because our insurance didn't cover storm damage.

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foot the bill

to pay for something (often + for ) Who's going to foot the bill for all the repairs?

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foot the bill

Pay the bill, settle the accounts, as in The bride's father was resigned to footing the bill for the wedding. This expression uses foot in the sense of "add up and put the total at the foot, or bottom, of an account." [Colloquial; early 1800s]

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