to foot the bill

  • 31foot — foot1 [ fut ] (plural feet [ fit ] ) noun *** ▸ 1 body part ▸ 2 unit of length ▸ 3 bottom of something ▸ 4 end of something ▸ 5 in poetry ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the part of your body at the end of your leg, on which you stand: Mary slid her feet… …

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  • 32foot — I. noun (plural feet; also foot) Etymology: Middle English fot, from Old English fōt; akin to Old High German fuot foot, Latin ped , pes, Greek pod , pous Date: before 12th century 1. the terminal part of the vertebrate leg upon which an… …

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  • 33foot — [[t]fʊt[/t]] n. pl. feetfor1 4, 8 16, 19, 21; foots for20; 1) zool. (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves 2) zool. (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function 3)… …

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  • 34bill — [[t]bɪ̱l[/t]] ♦♦ bills, billing, billed 1) N COUNT A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services. They couldn t afford to pay the bills... He paid his bill for the newspapers promptly. ...phone bills. 2) VERB: no cont… …

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  • 35foot — noun 1) (feet) my feet hurt Syn: informal tootsies, dogs, boats; Brit., informal trotters 2) the animal s foot Syn: paw, hoof, pad; Brit. trotter 3) …

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  • 36foot — /fυt/ verb ♦ to foot the bill to pay the costs ♦ to foot up an account US to add up a column of numbers …

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  • 37foot —    obsolete British    to take money from new employees to buy intoxicants    An initiation ceremony, perhaps a shortened form of foot the bill:     When he wor lowse on his prentis ship his shopmates footed him. (Treddlehoyle, 1875)    A footing …

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  • 38foot — /fυt/ verb ♦ to foot the bill to pay the costs …

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  • 39foot — /foot/, n., pl. feet for 1 4, 8 11, 16, 19, 21; foots for 20; v. n. 1. (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves. 2. (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function. 3.… …

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  • 40Bill O'Reilly (cricketer) — Bill O Reilly Personal information Full name William Joseph Bill O Reilly Born 20 December 1905(1905 12 20) White Cliffs, New South Wales, Australia Died 6 October 1992( …

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