foot the bill
Example Sentences
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The report does not include those costs in its estimates, saying it is not yet clear if all the bases will be rebuilt, or who will foot the bill.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Plus, patients are being asked to foot the bill ahead of procedures, and Jersey City is in financial trouble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
While I understand the urge to request money, foot the bill and learn from this experience.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
"With clean-up costs at sites such as Kidlington far exceeding these sums, and enforcement still lagging, the taxpayer continues to foot the bill," the Liberal Dem peer said.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
He had decided to assemble a research team and explore the area in more detail the next year, and persuaded the National Geographic Society to foot the bill.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
