aus der Portokasse zahlen

Meaning: To pay a large sum without difficulty because one has abundant resources.

Language: German

Literally: to pay from the postage kitty

Category: Daily Life

Origin: Portokasse is the petty-cash fund for minor postage expenses; the phrase pictures treating a major expense as if it were trivially small.

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