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in one's pocket

in one's pocket prepositional phrase: subject to one's demands because of bribery.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic) Subject to one's demands because of bribery.

Forms of in one's pocket

alternative formin the pocket

Questions about in one's pocket

What does in one's pocket mean?
In one's pocket means subject to one's demands because of bribery.
What part of speech is in one's pocket?
In one's pocket is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in one's pocket in the dictionary

  1. in one's own little way
  2. in one's own little world
  3. in one's own right
  4. in one's own time
  5. in one's own world
  6. in one's pocket
  7. in one's right mind
  8. in one's sight
  9. in one's sights
  10. in one's sleeve
  11. in one's stead

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