掏腰包 (tāo yāo bāo) — to pay out of one's own pocket; to foot the bill

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Exemplos

• 这次旅行大家AA制，不用你一个人掏腰包。
  Zhè cì lǚ xíng dà jiā AA zhì, bú yòng nǐ yí gè rén tāo yāo bāo.
  For this trip, everyone goes Dutch; you don't have to foot the bill alone.
• 他每次聚会都主动掏腰包，特别大方。
  Tā měi cì jù huì dōu zhǔ dòng tāo yāo bāo, tè bié dà fāng.
  He always takes the initiative to pay at every gathering; he's very generous.
• 手机摔坏了，只好自己掏腰包修了。
  Shǒu jī shuāi huài le, zhǐ hǎo zì jǐ tāo yāo bāo xiū le.
  The phone broke, so I had to pay out of my own pocket to get it repaired.