back-pocket

Definitions

1. To put (something) into a back pocket.
   transitive
2. To put (something) aside for future use; to keep in reserve.
   idiomatic, transitive

Examples

““Right.” He back-pocketed the notebook and lifted the Nikon from my bag. “Take⟳ a few steps down the hill and point⟳ toward the ruins so I can get⟳ both in one shot.””

““All the lyrics talk⟳ about is humility and heartbreak, and then at the end⟳ it’s exuberance and joy,” Hines said. “The only way that fits is if the Caps win⟳ the Stanley Cup, so I sort⟳ of back-pocketed the idea for years. I put⟳ together multiple iterations of it in my head, and it just never panned out, because they never ended up finishing the deal⟳.””

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