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pick up the bill/tab
(US also pick up the check) informal
Definition
to pay for what has been bought, especially a meal in a restaurant
(Definition of pick up the bill/tab from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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