be in somebody's pocketto be controlled or strongly influenced by someone in authority, and willing to do whatever they want 受某人的控制[巨大影响]〔因而对其百依百顺〕 The judge was in the defense lawyer’s pocket. 那位法官对辩护律师言听计从。
be in somebody’s pocket• His hands were in his pockets.• His own left hand, he discovered, was in his trouser pocket.• Police suggested Profeta may have been planning another killing as the king of clubs was in his pocket.• The door from the kitchen into the main hall was always double-locked, and the key was in Billy's pocket.• The keys are in your pocket.• The dilaudid tabs were in the pocket of her cardigan.
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