Idiom
foot the bill
Meaning
To pay for something.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My boss will foot the bill for our lunch today.”
“When the company organized the team dinner, the manager agreed to foot the bill for everyone.”
“Although the charity event was intended to be self-sustaining, the organizers were ultimately forced to foot the bill for the unexpected venue costs.”
Examples
simple
“My boss will foot the bill for our lunch today.”
contextual
“When the company organized the team dinner, the manager agreed to foot the bill for everyone.”
complex
“Although the charity event was intended to be self-sustaining, the organizers were ultimately forced to foot the bill for the unexpected venue costs.”
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