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in someone's pocket

in someone's pocket adjective: receiving money from, and under the influence of, a person or group of people, with the expectation that a favor or advantage will be proffered in return.

Adjective

in someone's pocket (not comparable)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic) Receiving money from, and under the influence of, a person or group of people, with the expectation that a favor or advantage will be proffered in return.

Forms of in someone's pocket

alternative formbe in someone's pocket
alternative formbe in the pocket of someone
alternative formin the pocket of someone

Questions about in someone's pocket

What does in someone's pocket mean?
In someone's pocket means receiving money from, and under the influence of, a person or group of people, with the expectation that a favor or advantage will be proffered in return.
What part of speech is in someone's pocket?
In someone's pocket is an adjective.

Words near in someone's pocket in the dictionary

  1. in someone's day
  2. in someone's debt
  3. in someone's eyes
  4. in someone's face
  5. in someone's light
  6. in someone's pocket
  7. in someone's shoes
  8. in someone's time
  9. in someone's view
  10. in someone's vocabulary
  11. in someone's way

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