foot the bill
Example Sentences
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New Jersey governor Mikie Sherril previously criticised Fifa's refusal to subsidise transport at the event and insisted local taxpayers would not foot the bill.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
In the latest sign of a tightening supply bottleneck that has sent memory prices skyrocketing, customers are offering to foot the bill for greater production capacity.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
The Florida taxpayer shouldn’t have to foot the bill for any of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
But the consumers who had to foot the bill for the higher costs?
From Slate • Apr. 22, 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
