ADJ
- big, high, huge, large
- outstanding, unpaid
- itemized
- electricity, fuel, gas, hospital, hotel, phone/telephone, etc.
- tax
VERB + BILL
- get, have
- Could I have the bill please? I've just got a huge tax bill
- be landed with, face
- The company could now face higher fuel bills
- run up
- We ran up a very large hotel bill
- foot, pay, pick up, settle
- Don't worry?the company will pick up the bill
- present sb with, send sb, submit
- They presented us with a very large bill
- cut, reduce
- We need to cut our electricity bills
PREP
- on a/the ~
- Are the coffees on the bill?
- ~ for
- the bill for the meal
ADJ
- controversial
- emergency
- private member's
VERB + BILL
- bring before Parliament, bring forward/in, introduce, propose, put forward, submit
- The bill will be brought before Parliament next year. The government has put forward an emergency bill to limit the powers of the police
- force through, push through, railroad through, rush through
- The opposition will try to force the bill through Parliament
- draft, prepare
- amend
- debate
- adopt, approve, pass
- support, vote for
- defeat, reject, throw out, veto
- oppose, vote against
- shelve, withdraw
VERB + BILL
- head, top
- Tom Jones is topping the bill
PREP
- on a/the ~
- Mozart is on the bill this evening