Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “foot the bill” and its meaning is “to pay for something; bear the cost of; to pay the expenses of, pay the bill, pay out”.
Example Sentence: Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala also put out a series of tweets condemning the series of steps taken by the government on the scheme, saying it has “introduced fresh hurdles for the workers”… Quoting The Hindu’s story, he tweeted, “Lockdown on MNREGA by Modi government: Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh says that the States should also contribute. [As] the States do not have money and the Centre refuses to foot the bill, the scheme will automatically shut down.”
This phrase is present in Narendra Modi government trying to shut down MGNREGS, says Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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