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  What it means

  Literally “to get it in the pocket.” Means to take a financial hit — to lose money, face unexpected costs, or suffer economically.

  Vocabulary

  • dostać — to get, to receive (perfective)
  • kieszeń — pocket

  Grammar note

  'Po kieszeni' uses the locative case after the preposition 'po' in this sense of being affected in a particular area.

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