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in the pocket

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Definitions

  1. Synonym of in the zone, playing perfectly in time, perfectly in sync with others, or with…

    Synonym of in the zone, playing perfectly in time, perfectly in sync with others, or with a perfect groove.

    • Throughout The Late, Late Show, Staton is right on the money (or right in the pocket, as musicians say)...
    • I've never thought that the groove was the beat; I always saw it as the space between the beats. I believe that's where the phrase "in the pocket" originated.

  2. Alternative form of in one's pocket.

    • No, you can't count on him for the environmental bill. He's in the pocket of Big Oil.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, pocket.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA