foot the bill

基本解释

I go out with Jack quite often, but he will never foot the bill for anything we spend.
这个人很生气，他说：我跟杰克经常出去，但是，不管我们花什么钱，他从来也没有付过账。
The Sudanese government, which twice imprisoned and released him without charge, wants him gone and even offered at one point to foot the bill.
苏丹政府曾两次对他关押又无条件释放，甚至一度主动为他支付费用，只是想让他离开这里。
When we place our personal effects in an air-conditioned locker, we put away part of our physical and emotional being, keeping it on life support for as long as we can foot the bill.
当我们把影响自己的东西放在一个空调保险柜里时，就是将我们的部分个人物品和感情搁在了一边。只要能支付租用费用，那些实物就可以永远留在柜子里。

"Finally,because of this law, the American people will never again be asked to foot the bill for Wall Street's mistakes.
"The Department of Justice will insure the American people do not foot the bill for this disaster and that our laws will be enforced as much as possible."
He would always foot the bill, and pick up the tab.

Russia even got the American taxpayer to foot the bill through IMF and other loans.
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