Definition
Ready if needed, in reserve, prepared, available for use whenever it might be advantageous.
In Context
- "There’s tremendous opportunities at The Bay in order to modify the offering in order to be attractive to a larger segment to the population. […] Having the Lord & Taylor banner in their back pocket, they’ve got an extra option there."
- "Spitzer thinks it's an outrage that the same bankers who brought down the world economy are still firmly in place, bonuses in hand, a government guarantee in their back pocket."
- "I didn’t mention my son’s remark to my parents because it seemed emotionally manipulative, but I have it in my back pocket just in case."
- "[S]he bosses around all the blokes in the European Union; has won three elections; and even has a physics degree in her back pocket."