foots the bill (for)
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as in provides (for)
to pay the living expenses of
They continued to foot the bill for their son well into his twenties but warned him that their support would soon end and he needed to find a job.
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“Foots the bill (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foots%20the%20bill%20%28for%29. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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