The bills cannot be that high

PHRASE
1. Means that this charge seems unreasonable or unexpected.
2. Means that there must be an error or overcharge
3. Means that the amount is causing financial stress or anxiety.

Often used when someone feels like the cost doesn’t match their usage or expectations.

I just checked the water bill and nearly dropped my phone—the bills cannot be that high unless we're secretly running a car wash out back.

by Devin the Alexa Fan July 29, 2025

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to pay your bills on time

to do things right/correctly/the way they are supposed to be done/ when they they are supposed to be done the first time around, so as to avoid either having to redo the same job twice or suffering other unpleasant consequences (such as literally not paying your actual bills on time and having to pay late fees).

Father: listen, Carl. If I'd be your teacher, i would have reacted the exact same way. Just look at your penmanship. Ca laisse a desirer. I can't even , lol, call it handwriting, it would probably, immb qualify as turkey-chicken scrawl. Now the moral of the fable is of course to pay your bills on time. Now, take this travail bacle afaap out of my line of site and rewrite your homework.

by Uncle Dimma July 3, 2012

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