Answer: C
The correct structure of “掏腰包 (tāo yāobāo)” should be:
“Somebody+掏腰包 = 掏+somebody’s +腰包”
So A and B are correct.
Zhè gè lǐwù shì Mike tāo yāobāo fù de qián.
这 个 礼物 是 Mike 掏 腰包 付 的 钱。
Mike paid for the gift out of his own pocket.
Zhè gè lǐwù shì Mike tāo zìjǐ de yāobāo fù de qián.
这 个 礼物 是 Mike 掏 自己 的 腰包 付 的 钱。
Mike paid for the gift out of his own pocket.
C , the structure “掏腰包+somebody” is wrong. We don’t use this expression.
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