pick up the tab
Example Sentences
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Surveys have shown that men dating women still often feel inclined to pick up the tab for a night out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Should parents always pick up the tab for those family restaurant dinners?
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026
He suggested that charity could pick up the tab but that really, people just need to be responsible for themselves.
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2025
But it says the aviation industry will need to pick up the tab for the costs of decarbonising the sector.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2025
On some expeditions guides have gone to the summit without any of their paying customers, prompting the bitter clients to conclude that they were brought along simply to pick up the tab.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
