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Phrase(s): Check, please. [and] Could I have the bill?; Could I have the check?
Could you give me the check or the bill for this food or drink? • When they both had finished their dessert and coffee, Tom said, "Check, please." • Bill: That meal was really good. Waiter! Could I have the check, please. Waiter: Right away, sir.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs