{v. phr.} To pay the bill in a restaurant; be the one who underwrites financially what others are doing. * /"I am always the one who picks up the tab," Charlie complained bitterly. "Others get away with being freeloaders."/ Compare: FOOT THE BILL.
PICK UP THE TAB
Meaning of PICK UP THE TAB in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012