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Did he pay for expenses out of his own money? Is he away from his usual station? I have a feeling this means I'm old.
Let's just repurpose existing phrases, nobody can stop us. House sure is watching the bottom line, huh?
"Out of pocket" meaning unruly, inappropriate, or out of control appears to have usage at least as far back as the 1940s.
In what of part of the English speaking world is this phrase used this way. I've only ever understood "out of pocket" to mean, to use immediately available resources to pay for something.