in the pocket of (someone)
idiom
disapproving
: under someone's control or influence
researchers/scientists who are in the pocket of pharmaceutical companies
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One tester threw this hat in the pocket of a hydration vest to always have on-hand, even during summer mountain running.
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Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
The return: No longtime observer of this hockey club will be shocked to hear that the fourth-round pick — originally belonging to the Ottawa Senators— that the Canucks got back in the Podkolzin trade is already burning a hole in the pocket of Canucks hockey operations leadership.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
All of Gotham’s institutions are poisoned and in the pocket of its upper one percent, which would normally at least include Bruce Wayne, but see above.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
Agents must be paid better and provided with new equipment and technology, while those who are in the pocket of migrant smugglers must be laid off.
—Andrew Selee, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2019
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Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
The return: No longtime observer of this hockey club will be shocked to hear that the fourth-round pick — originally belonging to the Ottawa Senators— that the Canucks got back in the Podkolzin trade is already burning a hole in the pocket of Canucks hockey operations leadership.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
All of Gotham’s institutions are poisoned and in the pocket of its upper one percent, which would normally at least include Bruce Wayne, but see above.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
Agents must be paid better and provided with new equipment and technology, while those who are in the pocket of migrant smugglers must be laid off.
—Andrew Selee, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2019
See all Example Sentences for in the pocket of (someone)
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