pagar de su bolsillo
set phrase
1. to pay out of one’s own pocket
with one’s own money
- La empresa no cubrió el viaje y Ana lo pagó de su bolsillo.The company did not cover the trip, so Ana paid for it out of her own pocket.
- Si rompes el móvil, tendrás que pagar la reparación de tu bolsillo.If you break the phone, you’ll have to pay for the repair out of your own pocket.
- El Estado no le devolvió el dinero; tuvo que pagarlo de su bolsillo.The state did not refund the money; he had to pay it out of his own pocket.