199 Foot the bill
(PW) pay
Who is going to foot the bill for the office renovations?
(free) Fig. to pay for something; to pay for a bill.
My boss took me out for lunch and the company footed the bill. You paid for dinner last time. Let me foot the bill for lunch today.
to pay for something (often + for ) Who's going to foot the bill for all the repairs?
to pay money owed Who's going to foot the bill for all the repairs?
to pay all the costs for something We ended up having to foot the bill for a new roof because our insurance didn't cover storm damage.
(your) Pay the bill, settle the accounts
The bride's father was resigned to footing the bill for the wedding. This expression uses foot in the sense of “add up and put the total at the foot, or bottom, of an account.” [Colloquial; early 1800s]
(usingEnglish)
The person who foots the bill pays the bill for everybody.
(dictionary)
Pay the bill, settle the accounts, as in The bride's father was resigned to footing the bill for the wedding. This expression uses foot in the sense of "add up and put the total at the foot, or bottom, of an account." [Colloquial; early 1800s]
