in one's pocket
Idioms-
In one's power or possession, under one's influence. For example, The defense lawyer had the jury in his pocket . [Mid-1800s]
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in each other's pockets . In very close proximity or mutual dependence, as in Bert and Harry work in the same office, live in the same house, belong to the same clubs—they're constantly in each other's pockets . [Mid-1900s]
Example Sentences
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The Dr. Oz Show Clever ways to put money in one’s pocket; from chronic fatigue to joint pain, autoimmune diseases.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2021
The reality check: Money in one’s pocket talks louder than rumors and sensationalism.
From Washington Times • Sep. 25, 2018
Costipation: A condition in which one’s wallet becomes lodged in one’s pocket when the check arrives at the table.
From Washington Post
It is mere pomposity and self-importance, like consulting a mysterious oracle that one carries about with one in one's pocket, instead of asking a common question of an acquaintance or companion.
From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Rhys, Ernest
Tacitus may be carried about in one’s pocket, while it will very shortly require a wagon to remove Sir Walter Scott’s labours from place to place.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 484, April 9, 1831 by Various
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