foot the bill (for something)
- foot the bill (for something)
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.
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You paid for dinner last time. Let me foot the bill for lunch today.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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foot the bill (for something) — informal phrase to pay for something that is expensive or that someone else should be paying for Many fear the taxpayer could end up footing a massive bill. Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
Foot the bill — The idiom foot the bill means basically :1. 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.) [http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/foot+the+bill The Free… … Wikipedia
foot the bill — Ⅰ. foot the bill ► to pay the cost of something: »Senior managers might be able to get employers to foot the bill for a weekend executive MBA program. Main Entry: ↑foot Ⅱ. foot the bill ► to pay a bill: »Should the go … Financial and business terms
foot the bill — 1. 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. 2. to pay money owed. Who s going to foot the bill for all the repairs? … New idioms dictionary
foot the bill — (informal) PAY (THE BILL), settle up; informal pick up the tab, cough up, fork out, shell out, come across; N. Amer. informal pick up the check. → foot * * * foot the bill (informal) To p … Useful english dictionary
foot the bill — {v. phr.} To cover the expenses of; pay for something. * /The bride s father footed two thirds of the bill for hix daughter s wedding./ Compare: PICK UP THE TAB … Dictionary of American idioms
foot the bill — {v. phr.} To cover the expenses of; pay for something. * /The bride s father footed two thirds of the bill for hix daughter s wedding./ Compare: PICK UP THE TAB … Dictionary of American idioms
foot\ the\ bill — v. phr. To cover the expenses of; pay for something. The bride s father footed two thirds of the bill for his daughter s wedding. Compare: pick up the tab … Словарь американских идиом
foot — I UK [fʊt] / US noun Word forms foot : singular foot plural feet UK [fiːt] / US [fɪt] *** 1) [countable] the part of your body at the end of your leg, on which you stand Mary slid her feet into her sandals. wipe your feet: He wiped his feet on… … English dictionary
foot — foot1 [ fut ] (plural feet [ fit ] ) noun *** ▸ 1 body part ▸ 2 unit of length ▸ 3 bottom of something ▸ 4 end of something ▸ 5 in poetry ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the part of your body at the end of your leg, on which you stand: Mary slid her feet… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bill — [[t]bɪ̱l[/t]] ♦♦ bills, billing, billed 1) N COUNT A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services. They couldn t afford to pay the bills... He paid his bill for the newspapers promptly. ...phone bills. 2) VERB: no cont… … English dictionary