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他掏摸了半天，才从兜里摸出5角钱。

He fished in his pocket for a long time before taking out 50 cents.

These two are coming out of my own pocket, not the company's.

这两个是我自己掏钱买的，不是公司买的。

My dad paid me to come talk to you. [Source: Twilight ]

我爸爸掏钱让我来跟你谈谈

As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George took the money from his pockets and counted it. [Source: Web Examples ]

乔治安然回到宿舍关上门以后，就从口袋里掏出钱数了起来。

It's going to cost me thousands out of my own pocket.

花的这几千块钱都要我自己掏腰包。