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foot the bill: be responsible for paying the cost of sth 负担费用
Once again it will be the taxpayer who has to foot the bill.
这一次掏腰包的又得是纳税人.
The local council will have to foot the bill for damage done to the roads in last year's floods.
当地政务委员会将要承担在去年洪水中被破坏的道路的修复费用.
Batten down the hatches: 做好迎接困难的准备
to prepare yourself for a period of difficulty or trouble
Hollywood is battening down the hatches in expectation of a strike by actors and writers this summer.
好莱坞正在做好准备应付今年夏天的演员和作家罢工.
