Pocketful

Definitions

1. The amount that a pocket would hold.
2. A small or moderate amount.
   figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“White came to City Hall on Monday morning, entering through a basement window, with a gun and a pocketful of bullets.”

“This Government came in with a pocketful of promises. Every time the Prime Minister (Mr. Mulroney) saw⟳ two farmers at a crossroads he had five more promises to make⟳.”

“Much more than a pocketful of fun awaits in this collection of rhymes and poems!”

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