foot the bill—v. phr., to pay
for something. Foot is used here in
the sense of the "foot," or the bottom, of a bill, where the total is
written.
Examples:
Jean asked us all out to
dinner knowing she was going to have to foot the bill.
Kim's father wanted to foot
the bill for her wedding.
Money Idioms
Money is something people
like to talk about—a lot! "How much did you spend?" "How much did
it cost?" So it is not surprising that there are a lot of colorful idioms used to talk about money and that come from money.
What does it mean if a person
lives high on the hog (pig)? Is this
person riding a pig? Or what if someone is in
the red? Is the person angry?
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