PS: can I say "out of pocket"?
You can, if you're broke (have no money). It may be slang here,
I'm not sure.
i dunno either... i've never heard it used like that... "out of
pocket" has always meant "out of touch" for me...
Out of pocket has a different meaning in US English.
as i wrote previously, i'd never heard the term used like that before... in fact, i've never heard it in US English... it was a FTN developer who wrote it the first time i ever saw it and they were making reference to taking a week's vacation...
Out of pocket would refer to a cost of an item that was paid for
'out of pocket' by an employee to be reimbursed by the company
upon presentation of the receipt...
i.e. "He bought that (item) out of pocket for $5."
i've never heard it used like that... interesting...
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