C1idiommoneyIELTS-friendly
foot the bill
USUK
to pay for something, often something expensive that others have used or caused
Common in news. Often 'for something', and often about who should pay.
In context
Taxpayers will have to foot the bill for the new metro line.
My parents footed the bill for the wedding, so we could save for a flat.
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- a false economya way of saving money that ends up costing more later
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- a golden handshakea large sum of money paid to someone when they leave a job
- a money pitsomething, often a house or car, that costs you much more money than it is worth