aus der Portokasse zahlen

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aus der Portokasse zahlen (weak, third-person singular present zahlt aus der Portokasse, past tense zahlte aus der Portokasse, past participle aus der Portokasse gezahlt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to pay out of petty cash (to be able to pay a considerable sum easily)
    • 2011 April 7, Jutta Krellmann (DIE LINKE), “Wirkungsvolle Sanktionen zur Stärkung von Europäischen Betriebsräten umsetzen”, in parliamentary debates (Deutscher Bundestag)‎, page 11726, column C:
      Eine Strafe in Höhe von 15 000 Euro, wie von der Regierung vorgeschlagen, ist Pillepalle. Das zahlen die aus der Portokasse.
      A fine in the amount of 15,000 euros, as suggested by the government, is hardly a scratch; they can pay that out of petty cash.

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