be in pocket

be in pocket
1) иметь деньги, быть при деньгах; см. тж. be out of pocket

At the end of their peregrination, they are above a hundred crowns in pocket. (T. Smollett, ‘Don Quixote’ (transl.), part IV) — К концу странствия у них осталось свыше ста крон.

‘No wonder, you look seedy. You'd much better have been in the country.’ ‘I should have been more in pocket, at any rate.’ (Th. Hushes, ‘Tom Brown at Oxford’, ch. X) — - Не удивительно, что вид у тебя неважный. Тебе бы пожить в деревне. - Во всяком случае, расходов у меня было бы меньше.

2) быть в выигрыше; выгадать; заработать

If she won he would be a cool three thou in pocket... (J. Galsworthy, ‘In Chancery’, part I, ch. 11) — Если кобыла придет первой - три тысячи чистоганом у него в кармане.

Every copy of the book was paid for in full by the insurance company, and my friend was as much in pocket as if he had sold an edition to the book-sellers. (R. Lynd, ‘The Blue Lion’, ‘Out of Print’, Kenk) — Страховая компания сполна выплатила стоимость каждого экземпляра книги. Мой друг получил столько же, сколько получил бы за весь тираж, если бы продал его книготорговцам.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • Pocket mouse — Pocket Pock et (p[o^]k [e^]t), n. [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See {Poke} a pocket, and cf. {Poach} to cook eggs, to plunder, and {Pouch}.] 1. A bag or pouch;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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