mettre dans sa poche
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Verb edit
- (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 edit
- Not to be confused with s’en mettre plein les poches.
- Not synonymous with empocher.