be in the pocket of sb/sth

be in the pocket of sb/sth
be in the pocket of sb/sth
to be under the control of a person, an organization, etc.: »

At the heart of the scandal is the suggestion that supposedly independent brokers are in the pocket of the insurers which are theoretically competing.

Main Entry: pocket

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • be in the pocket of sth — be in the pocket of sb/sth ► to be under the control of a person, an organization, etc.: » At the heart of the scandal is the suggestion that supposedly independent brokers are in the pocket of the insurers which are theoretically competing. Main …   Financial and business terms

  • be in the pocket of sb — be in the pocket of sb/sth ► to be under the control of a person, an organization, etc.: » At the heart of the scandal is the suggestion that supposedly independent brokers are in the pocket of the insurers which are theoretically competing. Main …   Financial and business terms

  • hit sb/sth in the pocket — ► to make a person or an organization pay for something: »The shareholders have been hit in the pocket. Main Entry: ↑pocket …   Financial and business terms

  • hit sth in the pocket — hit sb/sth in the pocket ► to make a person or an organization pay for something: »The shareholders have been hit in the pocket. Main Entry: ↑pocket …   Financial and business terms

  • hit sb in the pocket — hit sb/sth in the pocket ► to make a person or an organization pay for something: »The shareholders have been hit in the pocket. Main Entry: ↑pocket …   Financial and business terms

  • pocket — ▪ I. pocket pock‧et 1 [ˈpɒkt ǁ ˈpɑːkt] noun [countable] 1. JOURNALISM used to refer to the amount of money people have available to spend: • We need to find a way to put more money in people spockets …   Financial and business terms

  • pocket — pock|et1 W2S2 [ˈpɔkıt US ˈpa: ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in clothes)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(small container)¦ 4¦(small area/amount)¦ 5 be in somebody s pocket 6 have something in your pocket 7 out of pocket 8 be/live in each other s pockets …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pocket — 1 noun (C) 1 IN CLOTHES a small bag sewn onto or into a coat, trousers etc so that you can put things such as money or keys into it: Joseph always stands with his hands in his pockets. | coat/trouser/jacket etc pocket: The keys are in my coat… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pocket — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 for keeping things in ADJECTIVE ▪ bulging ▪ tourists with bulging pockets ▪ deep ▪ zip (BrE), zipped, zippered …   Collocations dictionary

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