mettre dans sa poche

French

Alternative forms

• se mettre dans la poche

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛ.tʁə dɑ̃ sa pɔʃ/ ~ /me.tʁə dɑ̃ sa pɔʃ/

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Verb

mettre dans sa poche

1. (transitive, informal, figuratively) to get on someone's good side, to get someone to like oneself; to twist someone around one's little finger

   Antonyms: s’attirer les foudres de, se mettre à dos

   mettre quelqu’un dans sa poche ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with s’en mettre plein les poches.
• Not synonymous with empocher.

See also

• avoir à la bonne
• prendre en grippe