Idiom
pick up the tab
Meaning
To accept a bill and pay it, especially at a bar or restaurant.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't worry, I will pick up the tab today.”
“Since it is your birthday, let me pick up the tab for our dinner tonight.”
“The generous host insisted on picking up the tab for the entire group, refusing to let his guests contribute a single cent.”
Examples
simple
“Don't worry, I will pick up the tab today.”
contextual
“Since it is your birthday, let me pick up the tab for our dinner tonight.”
complex
“The generous host insisted on picking up the tab for the entire group, refusing to let his guests contribute a single cent.”
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