foot the bill
idiom
: to pay for something
His parents footed the bill for his college education.
It's a business lunch, so the company is footing the bill.
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Choosing unaffordable options that can’t come online in time to meet surging demand could leave consumers footing the bill, or worse, in the dark.
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Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Economists stress there could greater consequences on businesses and economies worldwide this time — and that higher prices will likely leave consumers footing the bill.
—TIME, 8 Mar. 2025
The president elaborated that the Treasury and Commerce departments would explore new pathways to accumulate additional bitcoin holdings for the reserve, with the caveat that taxpayers would not foot the bill.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The new bridge is estimated to cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion, with full federal funding expected to foot the bill, according to state officials.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2025
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Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Economists stress there could greater consequences on businesses and economies worldwide this time — and that higher prices will likely leave consumers footing the bill.
—TIME, 8 Mar. 2025
The president elaborated that the Treasury and Commerce departments would explore new pathways to accumulate additional bitcoin holdings for the reserve, with the caveat that taxpayers would not foot the bill.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The new bridge is estimated to cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion, with full federal funding expected to foot the bill, according to state officials.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Foot the bill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20the%20bill. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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