hip pocket

plural hip pockets · alternative hip-pocket

1. A pocket found near of just behind the hip in a pair of trousers or a skirt.
2. figurativelyA person's assets; financial matters.

   It's not just the grey days. Already bruised by a steadily rising cost of living, we've been warned by the Treasurer to expect more hip-pocket pain as the price of food spikes because of the floods.

   2022 October 19, John Hanscombe, “The Echidna: Stuck on a treadmill of trauma”, in The Canberra Times

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   So inflation at the moment has little to do with us wanting more. We’re already taking proactive steps to protect our hip pockets in the face of rising interest rates. While prices have gone up, household spending has not.

   2022 July 19, Jessica Mizrahi, “With inflation rising in Australia, an uncomfortable truth is we waste a lot of what we have”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms: wallet