At the heart of the scandal is the suggestion that supposedly independent brokers are in the pocket of the insurers which are theoretically competing.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
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
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
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 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 [ˈpɒkt ǁ ˈpɑːkt] 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
STH — Sonic the Hedgehog Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sonic the Hedgehog est le nom anglais du personnage Sonic de la série du même nom. Plusieurs jeux vidéo portent ce nom : Sonic the … Wikipédia en Français
