Meanings
- idiomaticSynonym of in one's back pocket.
“Wyden right now is coming up with his own provisions that could fit into that” final legislation, said Nathan Dean, a government analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. “Think of this as something to have in his hip pocket when the Democrats start negotiating.”
2021 September 14, Sam Potter, Katherine Greifeld, Elaine Chen, “ETF Industry Risks Losing Key Tax Edge as Democrat Whets Knife”, in BloombergSynonyms: in one's back pocket
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseSynonym of in one's back pocket.
Cite this entry
in one's hip pocket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20one's%20hip%20pocket
“in one's hip pocket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20one's%20hip%20pocket. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in one's hip pocket,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20one's%20hip%20pocket.
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