Footing the bill In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "footing the bill", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2019-10-01 12:10

Meaning of Footing the bill (redirected from foot the bill )

Foot the bill informal verb phrase figurative

To make a payment for something.

Let's go shopping. My dad will foot the bill.

Who is going to foot the bill for our trip to Singapore?

Please put your wallet away! Let me foot the bill

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2. To contribute financially; to be obligated to pay a specific amount of money.

Grammar and Usage of Foot the bill

Verb Forms

  • To Foot the Bill
  • footed the bill
  • footing the bill
  • foots the bill

The verb "foot" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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