poche

I.

n. m. (abbr. livre de poche): Paperback. Attends que ça sorte en poche, c'est moins cher! I wouldn't buy it in hardback, wait for the cheap reprint! (Strictly speaking, Livre de Poche is a registered tradename but has come to mean any paperback, as has poche.)

II.

n. f.

1. Faire les poches àa quelqu'un: To go through someone's pockets.

2. En être de sa poche: To be 'out of pocket', to have had to dip into one's own resources to finance a venture.

3. Y avoir été de sa poche: To have had to 'stump up', to have been landed with a bill to pay.

4. Avoir quelqu'un dans sa poche: To be sure of someone's total obedience.

5. Mettre quelqu'un dans sa poche: To 'beat someone into a cocked hat', to 'wipe the floor with someone', to be more than a match for someone.

6. C'est dans la poche! It's in the bag! — It's a dead- cert! —It's a sure thing!

7. Connaître quelque chose comme le fond de sa poche: To know something like the back of one's hand.

8. Mets ça dans ta poche et ton mouchoir par-dessus! (iron.): Put that in your pipe and smoke it! — That's the way things are (whether you like it or not!).