"Pick up the tab" nghĩa là gì?

"Pick up the tab" có tab là hóa đơn -> cụm từ này nghĩa là trả tiền, thanh toán hóa đơn.

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Homeowners left to pick up the tab if they want public roads repaved in township neighborhoods.

Taniwaki admitted that he dined with the Tohokushinsha officials but said he could not recall (hồi tưởng) who picked up the tab.

Board Supervisor Matt Heinz told KGUN9 that the state has done the vast majority of COVID-19 testing in Maricopa County, but Pima County has picked up the tab of nearly half the cost of testing.

"I think the way that Democrats are approaching it is - they're gonna spend the money and say they're helping folks, but they're not considering the children and grandchildren that are going to have to pick up the tab for all of this," said Arrington.