The interview went really well. I thought I had the job in my pocket.
She knew that she had the game/match in her pocket. [=she knew she would win the game]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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put your hand in your pocket — Ⅰ. put your hand in your pocket UK ► to give money to someone or to a charity: »People are more likely to put their hands in their pockets if they know it s for a good cause. Main Entry: ↑hand Ⅱ. put your hand in your pocket ► to … Financial and business terms
put your hand in your pocket — phrase to spend money, or to give some to someone or something Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym Main entry: pocket * * * put your ˌhand in your ˈpocket idiom (BrE … Useful english dictionary
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have something in your pocket — phrase if you have something such as a game or a business deal in your pocket, you are definitely going to win it or complete it successfully Thesaurus: to be likely to succeedsynonym Main entry: pocket * * * have sth in your ˈpocket idiom to be… … Useful english dictionary
dip into your pocket — INFORMAL ► to spend some of your money on something: »She admitted that she had been forced to dip into her own pocket to make up a funding shortfall. Main Entry: ↑dip … Financial and business terms
be burning a hole in your pocket — phrase if money is burning a hole in your pocket, you want to spend it immediately Thesaurus: words used to describe spending behaviourhyponym to buy somethingsynonym Main entry: burn … Useful english dictionary
burn a hole in your pocket — burn a ˈhole in your pocket idiom if money burns a hole in your pocket, you want to spend it as soon as you have it Main entry: ↑burnidiom … Useful english dictionary
dip into your pocket — dip into your ˈpocket idiom (informal) to spend some of your own money on sth • She was forced to dip into her own pocket to pay for the repairs. Main entry: ↑dipidiom … Useful english dictionary
have (something) burning a hole in (your) pocket — humorous if someone has money burning a hole in their pocket, they want to spend it as soon as possible. I had a fifty dollar bill that was burning a hole in my pocket, so I figured I d go out and have a really good time … New idioms dictionary
