| 词汇 | foot the bill |
| 释义 | Idiom foot the bill Theme: PAYMENT to pay the bill; to pay (for something).Let's go out and eat. I'll foot the bill.If the bank goes broke, don't worry. The government will foot the bill. Idiom foot the bill 1. 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. 2. to pay money owed. Who's going to foot the bill for all the repairs? foot the billTo pay for something. I hope the production company is footing the bill for all of this air travel. foot the bill (for something)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. foot the billPay 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] foot the billCOMMON If you foot the bill for something, you pay for it. Police will have to foot the bill for the damage to both cars. If the insurance industry were to foot the entire bill for pollution, it would bankrupt it. Note: This expression may come from the practice of someone paying a bill and signing it at the bottom, or `foot'. foot the billbe responsible for paying for something.foot the ˈbill (for something)be responsible for paying the cost of something: The local council will have to foot the bill for damage done to the roads in last years’s floods. |
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