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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Google counts on Oct 31, 2006
1,120,000 “foot the bill”
53 “flit the bill”—what is this? A malapropism?
Re: Foot the bill FOOT THE BILL – “simply means to sign your name at the foot or bottom of the bill. Obviously the one who ‘foots the bill’ assumes the responsibility for …
www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/11/messages/316.html – 6k – Cached – Similar pages
“Flit” means to move erratically from one place to another. I just don’t see what imagery “flit the bill” would conjure up. I’m guessing this is nothing but a malapropism with no thought given to the meaning of “flit.” Has anyone else heard or seen this—or am I the only one?
Examples:
Madison: Go West and Turn Left: Admission fee for Halloween 2006?Having the taverns on State Street flit the bill for the party does provide quite an incentive to stop overserving drunken partiers and potentially to help …
westmadisonprogressive.blogspot.com/2006/06/admission-fee-for-halloween-2006.html – 26k – Cached – Similar pages
20 Reasons Not to Go to Law School – Associated ContentUnless your parents flit the bill, you’re gonna be paying back student loans for the next 30 years of your life. You may even be writing articles for …
www.associatedcontent.com/article/41815 … chool.html – 47k – Cached – Similar pages
Lead suspect surrenders in IndianaYes, life in prison for a lot of murderers is harder than death, but I for one am not willing to flit the bill! Your compassion for human life is one thing, ...
www.topix.net/forum/city/new-albany-in/ … I3AMGJ4/p2 – 68k – Cached – Similar pages
a.k.a SALT: 05/01/2006 – 05/31/2006Should the taxpayers flit the bill for bi-lingual government? Should people be held discriminatory for hiring only those they understand? ...
rocknacl.blogspot.com/2006_05_01_rocknacl_archive.html – 29k – Cached – Similar pages
Bodybuilding.com – Curtis Dennis Jr. – An Interview With Strongman …It’s very difficult to balance work, training, family, and still flit the bill for travel and whatnot for competitions. Sponsorship in the sport is growing, ...
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Brain Trust HomeNow we flit the bill and allow terrorists to call our president the devil and have the world laugh. Kick them out. Please login before you give High-5! ...
braintrust.madebig.com/question_detail.asp?Question_ID=1463 – 27k – Cached – Similar pages
SkepticalObservor: One of the Myths of the “Big Tent”The bottom line should be: Eliminate services that government shouldn’t flit the bill for, make the state provide us with our fair share, and only ask our …
skepticalobservor.blogspot.com/2005/08/one-of-myths-of-big-tent.html – 42k – Cached – Similar pages
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Jorkel, l could understand flitting the bill if the intention was to avoid payment – a ‘moonlight flit’ involves moving house secretly to avoid debtors (10,900 ghits) – but that doesn’t seem to be the case in your examples. There is also the expression ‘fit(s) the bill’ which may be contributing to the confusion?
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