Definition
Under the control or influence of someone, lacking independence.
受控制、受操縻
That politician seems to be completely in the pocket of those big business tycoons.
那位政治人物似乎完全被那些大企業家所控制。
He always feels like he’s in his boss’s pocket, without any autonomy.
他總覺得自己在老闆的掌控之下，沒有任何自主權。
Everyone in this company seems to be in the CEO's pocket, with no dissenting voices.
這家公司裡的每個人似乎都被CEO掌控著，沒有任何反對的聲音。