Out of Pocket

What it means

Left paying for something out of your own money.

Where it comes from

In parts of the United States it has quietly gained a second meaning, unreachable or away from your desk, which makes a manager's email about being out of pocket briefly alarming to anyone from elsewhere.

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The puzzle it came from

Out of Pocket was the answer to the Phrasicle of April 27, 2025. The clue read ____ of ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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