Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
abrir os cordões à bolsa
English translation:
without recourse to his own funds
Portuguese term
Portugal
Tradução, Revisão e Edição
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Portuguese
abrir os cordões à bolsa
Proposed translations
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
without recourse to his own funds
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Note added at 15 hrs (2020-05-03 10:27:50 GMT)
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Or without recourse to his own capital
Brazil
Social sciences and Education
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese, and 3 more.
Spending his own money
• [Informal] Gastar dinheiro.
https://dicionario.priberam.org/cord%C3%A3o
Brazil
BA in Modern Languages
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese
(to) pay out of one's own pocket
Referências:
"Out of one's own pocket": using one's own money.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out of one's own ...
"Abrir os cordões à bolsa": gastar dinheiro.
https://dicionario.priberam.org/cordão
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
(without having) to dig into his pocket
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Tereza Rae
: A sua é a melhor sugestão para manter o sentido figurado. Eu diria: 'to dig into his OWN pocket'. Expressão muito usada na América do Norte.
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Obrigada, Tereza! Sim, o "own" melhora a sugestão :)
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sheeling out
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Note added at 1 hr (2020-05-02 19:57:16 GMT)
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typo: shelling out
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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