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   Foot the bill

   • ▪ pay the bill for something, typically when the amount is considered large or unreasonable

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     • foot the bill idiom : to pay for something
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   Sep 10, 2024 · The meaning of FOOT THE BILL is to pay for something. How to use foot the bill in a sentence.

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   Who is footing the bill?

   • It is unclear who is footing the bill. But who wants to foot the bill and host them? Very often the family of the deceased must foot the bill for legal representation. But they did not say they would foot the bill. Some have had to foot the bill for repairs after technicians damaged their property.

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   What does it mean to foot a bill?

   • According to both the Farlex Dictionary of Idioms and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs, to foot a bill means to pay for something; to pay for a bill. For example, 'My boss took me out for lunch and the company footed the bill.' or 'You paid for dinner last time. Let me foot the bill for lunch today.'.

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   Does paying for a bill mean you foot it?

   • If you foot the bill for something, you pay for it. You pay for a bill when you foot it. Police will have to foot the bill for the damage to both cars. If the insurance industry were to foot the entire bill for pollution, it would bankrupt it. Note: This expression may come from the practice of someone paying a bill and signing it at the bottom, or `foot'.

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   Do you foot the bill for legal representation?

   • Very often the family of the deceased must foot the bill for legal representation. But they did not say they would foot the bill. Some have had to foot the bill for repairs after technicians damaged their property. I foot the bill but spending time with him has been amazing. Investors may find themselves helping to foot the bill.

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   foot the bill. idiom. Add to word list. to pay for something, esp. something expensive: His parents can’t afford to foot the bill for his college education. (Definition of foot the bill from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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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. See also: bill, foot.

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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. See also: bill, foot.

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   Foot the Bill Meaning Explained. The phrase foot the bill means to cover the cost or pay the expenses of something. And no, it doesn’t involve any fancy footwork! It simply means that you’re taking on the responsibility of settling the bill, usually for a group.

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    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.”

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    FOOT THE BILL definition: to pay for something | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.