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Meaning of pocket up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To receive (an insult, an affront, etc.) without open resentment, or without seeking redress.

idiomatic, obsolete, transitive

Examples

“Well, ruffian, I must pocket up these wrongs”
“the two unbelievers began to gather and pocket up their mistake”
“we pocketed up our loss”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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