foot the bill

Example Sentences

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Lee, who has a voluminous head of hair, asked the country’s health minister whether the state-run healthcare plan could foot the bill for hair-loss treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal

So California taxpayers had to foot the bill for the state’s expansion, and a lot more people signed up than expected.

From The Wall Street Journal

In his crosshairs: the national health insurance scheme, which he suggests should foot the bill for hair loss treatments.

From BBC

Finding ways to foot the bill for such upgrades promises to be challenging, said Erik Porse, director of the California Institute for Water Resources, because it will also require convincing ratepayers who will bear the costs.

From Los Angeles Times

Belgium is currently opposing the idea of diverting these assets to Ukraine, as it fears contravening international law and being made to foot the bill should Moscow mount a legal challenge.

From BBC