"in someone's pocket" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-in someone's pocket.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} in someone's pocket (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic, derogatory) Receiving money from, and under the influence of, a person or group of people, with the expectation that a favour or advantage will be proffered in return. Tags: derogatory, idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: be in someone's pocket, be in the pocket of someone, in the pocket of someone Translations (receiving money from or under the influence of a person or group of people): syödä kädestä (Finnish), prendere una mazzetta (Italian), в рука́х (v rukáx) (Russian), в карма́не (v karmáne) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-in_someone's_pocket-en-adj-IC0cIZey Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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