Arab curse

May your left ear wither and fall into your right pocket.

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pick a pocket

[pick a pocket] {v. phr.} To steal by removing from the pocket of another. * /While in the train, somebody picked his pocket and took the last dollar he had./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

out of one's pocket

[out of one's pocket] {adv. phr.} Having sustained a financial loss; poorer by a said amount. * /The show was so bad that, besides having a lousy time, I was […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

burn a hole in one's pocket

[burn a hole in one's pocket] {v. phr.} To make you want to buy something; be likely to be quickly spent. * /Money burns a hole in Linda's pocket./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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