idiom · informal
foot the bill
/fʊt ðə bɪl/FOOT the BILL
speakingtask2
to pay for something, especially an expensive cost or pay on someone else's behalf
Examples
“Who will foot the bill for the repairs?”
“They offered to foot the bill for the team's accommodation.”
“I don't want to foot the bill for everyone's meals.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although the conference was expensive, the company agreed to foot the bill to ensure our participation.”
Collocations
- foot the bill for something
- not willing to foot the bill
Word family
foot the bill for phrasal idiomfooted the bill past verb phrase
Common mistakes
fit the bill→foot the bill
foot bill→foot the bill
Say it for a higher band
5pay the bill→6pick up the tab→7+foot the bill
Synonyms
pick up the tab
pay the bill
Easily confused
pick up the tab
“Don't worry—I will pick up the tab this time.”
pay the bill
“She paid the bill at the end of the meal.”
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