pick up the bill
Example Sentences
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But Reynolds said on Tuesday that she did not want a scenario where Thames Water customers had to "pick up the bill for the company's failures".
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Norway, the Netherlands and Denmark are pitching in to help pick up the bill for Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
Perhaps one of your aunts can host drinks at her house before dinner, and you and your cousins can pick up the bill at the restaurant.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
The records showed how Murakami had forwarded the invoice to the city manager of Industry, who later agreed to pick up the bill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
She stooped to pick up the bill from the floor as the brougham swung sharply round a corner.
From Ensign Knightley and Other Stories by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
