deep pocket

Idioms  

1. Also, deep pockets. A source of substantial wealth or financial support, as in The college relies on the deep pocket of one particular alumna. This term alludes to money-filled pockets. [Slang; 1970s]

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Example Sentences

Note to deep pocket Bruin boosters: Stop spending millions of dollars buying out a head coach every five years.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2021

How you carry them: The charging case is larger than it ought to be, but narrow enough to stick in a deep pocket.

From Washington Post • May 16, 2019

Furthermore, anyone suing Michigan State University or other deep pocket alleged contributors to Nassar's crimes will wait years for that process to conclude, with uncertain results.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2018

Using your fingers, gently separate the skin of each piece from the flesh, taking care to leave the skin attached at one end, to create a deep pocket between the skin and the flesh.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2016

Still she took it and put it in a deep pocket in a very loose fitting white dress that she had made herself from the cloth that I had brought her on my last visit.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat