foot the bill

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.

The bloc’s current programs to fund Ukraine’s military, however, are far too small in scale to foot the bill for his plans.

There are questions around the drug, including whether insurers will foot the bill.

Being sued as an individual means defendants must pay damages on their own, without the government helping to foot the bill – a potentially very expensive outcome.

Data centers need a lot of electricity to run, and nearby residents sometimes foot the bill for some of the infrastructure.