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in one's hip pocket

in one's hip pocket prepositional phrase: synonym of in one's back pocket.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of in one's back pocket.
    • “Wyden right now is coming up with his own provisions that could fit into that” final legislation, said Nathan Dean, a government analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. “Think of this as something to have in his hip pocket when the Democrats start negotiating.”2021 September 14, Sam Potter, Katherine Greifeld, Elaine Chen, “ETF Industry Risks Losing Key Tax Edge as Democrat Whets Knife”, in Bloomberg

Synonyms of in one's hip pocket

Questions about in one's hip pocket

What does in one's hip pocket mean?
In one's hip pocket means synonym of in one's back pocket.
What part of speech is in one's hip pocket?
In one's hip pocket is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in one's hip pocket in the dictionary

  1. in one's dreams
  2. in one's element
  3. in one's feelings
  4. in one's fingers
  5. in one's head
  6. in one's hip pocket
  7. in one's infinite wisdom
  8. in one's life
  9. in one's midst
  10. in one's opinion
  11. in one's own backyard

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