Deep pockets

ข่าวชิ้นหนึ่งจาก The Nation ใช้หัวข้อว่า าDeep pockets: The chairman of one of the worldีs major mining companies can foresee multi-billion dollar investment in Chinaำ

าDeep pocketsำ, สสำนวนนี้มักใช้เป็นรูปพหูพจน์ หมายความว่า a source of substantial wealth.
The room rates of that hotel are extremely high; only people with deep pockets can afford to stay there.

แต่ถ้าเมื่อไรใช้เป็นเอกพจน์ าdeep pocketำ จะหมายถึง a person or organisation which has substantial wealth or financial resources, especially for the purpose of paying damages.
Our employees behave as though the company has a deep pocket; we have to stop this kind of attitude before the company goes broke.

ส่วนสำนวนที่เกี่ยวข้องกับกระเป๋า ก็มี เช่น าto dig (deep) into oneีs pocket(s)/ resources/savingsำ means to give away oneีs money.
The renovation of this royal mansion will bring a lot of tourists into the area. I think the businesses that will directly benefit from it should dig deep into their pockets as a contribution to the community.

แต่ถ้าจะพูดว่า บริจาคเงินให้การกุศล หรือ บริจาคให้บุคคล เราจะใช้สำนวนว่า put your hand in your pocket.
It is less likely that Mrs Stingie will put her hand in her pocket to help our orphanage, so donีt waste your time asking her to.

อีกสำนวนหนึ่ง When someone lines their pockets, they earn money using illegal or corrupt methods.
It was obvious that many politicians and government officials lined their pockets with the budgets from the new airport construction project.

สุดท้าย If somebody is in your pocket, they are willing to do whatever you tell them.
David is not worried about taking extra days off from work; he believes he has got his supervisor completely in his pocket.

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Complete the sentences with the expressions explained above

1. Rich industrial counties must ... to help tackle the global warming phenomenon.
2. The villagers have suffered a great loss from sacrificing their lands to help prevent the capital from flooding, but there is no ... out there to fully compensate them for the loss.
3. There is no way this politician gets convicted for corruption; he has the police and judges ... .
4. Some officials are facing allegations that they ... with the tsunami donations from European countries.
5. Even though Sue is not well off, she enjoys ... because she believes in giving and sharing.

Highlight this line to discover answer: 1. dig deep in their pockets, 2. deep pocket, 3. in his pocket, 4. line their pockets, 5. putting her hand in her pocket