deep pockets
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4.0
- noun
- /dip ˈpɑkɪts/
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recursos económicos
- Apple, with its large profit margins, has far deeper pockets than Amazon.
- a good man with deep pockets
And if you appreciate that and you've got deep pockets, sick, good for you.
- And if you appreciate that and you've got deep pockets, sick, good for you.
- You've got some people with deep pockets who won't quit, but what they're offering people is for peanuts.
- So, you know, there are all sorts of reasons that Hollywood digs into its deep pockets to buy things.
- These bills are drafted by the biggest law lobbying firms in the country, companies that represent huge money and deep pockets here.
- Given the deep pockets of the Israel lobby is, you know, they, they will punish you, You will get pushed out and it's money.
Examples
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Congratulations to Kids First for finding deep pockets in these tough economic times.
Blog text (33) -
First, these companies, by and large, have deep pockets, though some are deeper than others.
Academic text (2009) -
I think that guy has a friend with deep pockets.
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And we have very deep pockets.
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But behind every woman with money is a man with deep pockets.
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Apparently, the Church has quite deep pockets and has always had remarkable cash flow.
Blog text (5) -
Google has very, very deep pockets, well-paid employees, and a need for more locations.
Blog text (21) -
But good intentions and deep pockets were often accompanied by little historical knowledge and incoherent plans.
Academic text (2009) -
Our well-stocked art museums speak of deep pockets and a desperation to acquire, to fill the Texas hinterland with culture.
Academic text (2004) -
To win the election, the candidate needs to secure support from individuals with deep pockets.
Synonyms
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3.9
Money or property that someone has
1
4.5
Extra cash you can spend
Antonyms
How Wealthy
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4.0
520
2.5
33
3.4
107
2.9
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
50
6.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'substantial financial resources' is directly derivable from combining 'deep' (large/extensive) with 'pockets' (funds available, as in 'pocket money'); the spatial metaphor depth→abundance makes the meaning predictable. This conventional metaphor is common in English (and parallels exist cross-linguistically), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would very likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Deep pockets comes from the image of very deep pockets that can hold a lot of money. That's why it means a person or group has 'a large amount of money' and can pay for big things.