in one's pocket

1. 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]

2. In one's power or possession, under one's influence. For example, The defense lawyer had the jury in his pocket . [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Allegedly, there is a state law in Alabama and Kentucky that makes carrying an ice cream cone in one’s pocket illegal.

From Washington Post

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

Carrying a smartphone in one’s pocket makes it possible to connect with people and record police behavior.

From Scientific American

For a certain subset of women in their 20s and 30s, Tolentino is a household name, an imaginary best friend whose wise, probing essays and cheerful stoner Twitter persona brought us to the women’s general interest blog The Hairpin, a sort of wacky little sister to The Awl, during the heyday of pleasantly idiosyncratic online publishing that took place in the late 2000s, when the pre-smartphone internet felt more like a friendly place for weirdos than a persistent, eternally accessible obligation residing in one’s pocket.

From Seattle Times

“Taken as a whole, the most natural reading of the disclosure warns that carrying a cellphone in one’s pocket is unsafe,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

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