hip pocket
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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So Quentin knew he had that in his hip pocket.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2022
“But then, not really, because when I was a commander, the JAG was in my hip pocket, to keep me out of trouble.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022
It was just suddenly this cool thing that you had to have in your hip pocket or in your whatever, in your hand, if you wanted to be a trendsetter.
From The Verge • Jun. 29, 2021
It was brown, faux-leather, and fit in the hip pocket of Army combat trousers.
From Salon • May 25, 2020
He slipped the screwdriver into his hip pocket and started running.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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