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

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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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Looky here, you break for that light over yonder-way, and turn out west when you git there, and about a quarter of a mile out you'll come to the tavern; tell 'em to dart you out to Jim Hornback's, and he'll foot the bill. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context			follow orders follow out follow suit follow the crowd follow through follow to the ends of the earth follow up follow up with foment trouble fond of food food for thought fool fool and his money are soon parted fool around fool around with fool into Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me fool with fool's paradise foolish Fools rush in Fools rush in where angels fear to tread foot foot in both camps foot the bill foot-in-mouth disease football foothold footloose footloose and fancy-free footsie footstep for a change for a kick-off for a lark and on a lark for a living for a price for a song for a spin for all cares for all I care for all I know for all intents and purposes for all it's worth for all knows for all practical purposes for all problems for all the world for all the world like for anything			Foot Resolution foot rot foot rot foot rot foot rule foot rules foot run foot scald foot scald foot scald foot scald foot scraper Foot screw Foot screw Foot secretion foot section Foot sex Foot Shock Stress-Induced Analgesia Foot Shock-Induced Fighting foot soldier Foot Soldiers Foot spa Foot spa Foot spa Foot stick foot stomping foot stomping foot stomping foot stomping Foot stove foot the bill Foot therapist Foot therapist Foot therapist foot timer foot timer foot timer Foot ton foot traffic Foot trail Foot trail Foot trail Foot trail foot traveler Foot tubercle Foot Ulcer Trials Unit foot up Foot valve Foot valve foot valves foot valves Foot Vascular Resistance Index at Rest Foot vise Foot waling Foot wall Foot waxing Foot waxing Foot waxing Foot waxing Foot wear Foot wear

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