in one's hip pocket

Meaning: (idiomatic)Synonym ofin one's back pocket.2021September 14, Sam Potter, Katherine Greifeld, Elaine Chen, “ETF Industry Risks Losing Key Tax Edge as Democrat Whets Knife”, inBloomberg‎[1]:“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 havein his hip pocketwhen the Democrats start negotiating.”

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EN: Nor in one's hip pocket as a blackjack.
ES: Ni para llevarlo en el bolsillo trasero como una cachiporra.

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