Collocations for bill - noun

big, high, huge, large | outstanding, unpaid | itemized | electricity, fuel, gas, hospital, hotel, phone/telephone, etc. | tax

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.

on a/the ~
Are the coffees on the bill?

~ for
the bill for the meal

controversial | emergency | private member''s

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

double

head, top
Tom Jones is topping the bill.

on a/the ~
Mozart is on the bill this evening.