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Difference between Put one’s hand in one’s pocket and Put one’s hands in one’s pockets

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put one’s hand in one’s pocket—be ready to spend or provide money:

  • There are other ways of being generous, besides putting your hand in your pocket.

put one’s hands in one’s pockets—

1. = put one’s hand in one’s pocket:

  • We may have to put our hands in our pockets—I don’t suppose old Frank has left much.

2. refuse to act or accept responsibility:

  • If he comes upon the baby playing with matches, he isn’t just supposed to put his hands in his pockets.