pick up the bill
Example Sentences
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Norway, the Netherlands and Denmark are pitching in to help pick up the bill for Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
The end of these contracts is crucial, because if buildings are not handed back in good condition, public money has to pick up the bill.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 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 order suspended the VA’s extensive procurement requirements and ordered the agency to pick up the bill.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2024
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)
