be out of pocket

be out of pocket
быть в убытке, поистратиться; потерять, прогадать; см. тж. at all points

They would have been out of pocket if they had invested eighteenpence in the job, I can tell 'em that. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Hard Times’, book II, ch. VIII) — Они оказались бы в убытке, вложи они в это дело хотя бы восемнадцать пенсов. Могу это прямо сказать.

He was both out of pocket and out of spirits by that catastrophe... (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity Fair’, ch. LXVII) — Эта катастрофа одинаково отразилась и на его кармане и на состоянии его духа...

...the fact that my tradesman is out of pocket by me, is to be looked at through the serene certainty that somebody else's tradesman is in pocket by somebody else. (G. Eliot, ‘The Mill of the Floss’; book IV, ch. II) — ...на тот факт, что я способствовал облегчению карманов моего поставщика, нужно смотреть спокойно, в уверенности, что чей-то другой поставщик набил себе карманы за счет кого-нибудь еще.

‘Mrs. Chapman didn't ask anything?’ ‘No, indeed,’ Mama answered in a lowered tone. ‘Though she must have been out of pocket over the fares and what not.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Green Years’, book I, ch. 2) — - Миссис Чэпмэн ничего у тебя не просила? - Нет, ничего, - ответила мама, понизив голос. - Хотя она, наверно, порядком поистратилась: ведь такие были расходы.

If a man had won a few shilings on a race, he was satisfied it had been a good day, although he might be a few pounds out of pocket. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 65) — Мужчины, которым удалось выиграть на скачках хотя бы несколько шиллингов, были довольны: удачный день, говорили они. Хотя кошельки у них при этом становились заметно легче.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • Out-of-pocket expenses — are direct outlays of cash which may or may not be later reimbursed. In operating a vehicle, gasoline, parking fees and tolls are considered out of pocket expenses for the trip. Insurance, oil changes, and interest are not, because the outlay of… …   Wikipedia

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  • Out of pocket — Pocket Pock et (p[o^]k [e^]t), n. [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See {Poke} a pocket, and cf. {Poach} to cook eggs, to plunder, and {Pouch}.] 1. A bag or pouch;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • out-of-pocket expenses — {n. phr.} Expenses one has to pay for oneself, not the company that sends one on a given assignment, such as tips for waiters, cab drivers, etc. * /Luckily, my out of pocket expenses didn t amount to more than $15./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out-of-pocket expenses — {n. phr.} Expenses one has to pay for oneself, not the company that sends one on a given assignment, such as tips for waiters, cab drivers, etc. * /Luckily, my out of pocket expenses didn t amount to more than $15./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out–of–pocket — adj: requiring an outlay of cash out–of–pocket expenses Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

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  • out-of-pocket expense — n. A necessary expense paid directly by a person who intends to recover the cost from someone else at a later time (such as when a tenant pays for repairs to rental property and expects reimbursement from the landlord). The Essential Law… …   Law dictionary

  • out-of-pocket expenses — n. Costs for necessary items, usually made in cash, and reimbursable at a later time. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000. out of pocket expenses …   Law dictionary

  • out–of–pocket rule — n: a measure of damages from fraud used in some jurisdictions that is based on the difference between the amount paid by the plaintiff and the market value of the thing paid for rather than the value attributed by the defendant compare benefit of …   Law dictionary


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