![]() Slumping down into his seat, he took a silver flask from his coat pocket.She then unbuckled her right, and stood up, dropping the scalpel into a pocket, just in case. ![]() a jacket/trouser/shirt etc pocket She slipped the map into her jacket pocket. an inside pocket (=on the inside of a coat, jacket etc ) Gregson pulled a photo from the inside pocket of his jacket. a breast pocket (=on the chest ) There was a silk handkerchief in his breast pocket. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + pocket a back/front/side pocket He took a wad of money from his back pocket. somebody's pockets are bulging (=they are very full ) Tony's pockets were bulging with loose change. phrases with your hands in your pockets I saw him wandering along the beach with his hands in his pockets. dig in your pocket (=put your hand in your pocket to find something ) Boris dug in his pocket for his keys. turn out/empty your pockets (=take everything out of your pockets in order to find something ) His mother made him turn out his pockets. search your pocket (=look for something in your pocket ) I searched my pockets for my train ticket but it wasn't there. reach into your pocket (=put your hand into your pocket to find something ) "Do you want a cigarette?" he asked, reaching into his pocket. take something out of/from your pocket Marcia took a pair of dark glasses out of her pocket. stuff/thrust something in your pocket (=put it there quickly and carelessly ) He took off his cap and stuffed it in his pocket. ![]() pockets of air inside the hull of the ship 5 → be in somebody’s pocket 6 → have something in your pocket 7 → out of pocket 8 → be/live in each other’s pockets 9 game a small net on a pool, snooker, or billiard table, which you try to hit balls into → air pocket, → burn a hole in your pocket, → line your own pockets, → pick somebody’s pocket COLLOCATIONS verbs put something in your pocket I put the £5 note in my pocket. 4 small area/amount a small area or amount of something that is different from what surrounds it pocket of In some parts, there are still pockets of violence and unrest. 3 small container D a small bag or piece of material fastened to something so that you can put things into it Please read the air safety card in the pocket of the seat in front. For investors with deep pockets (=a lot of money ), the Berlin property market is attractive. The deepening recession has hit people’s pockets. He was accused of diverting some of the firm’s money into his own pocket. from/out of/into your own pocket Dan had to pay for the repairs out of his own pocket. 2 money PAY FOR the amount of money that you have to spend There are eight hotels, with a price range to suit every pocket. pocket of the inside pocket of his jacket The policeman told me to turn out my pockets (=take everything out of them ). jacket/trouser etc pocket The keys are in my trouser pocket.
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