Anyways, getting hit in the pocket means paying a price, losing money and getting hurt in the monetary sense, i.e.

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“In the saddle” is similar to “in the driver’s seat”, the latter referring to the seat on which a driver of an automobile ...

Forcing someone’s hand is an expression that finds its origin in bridge, the card game. Here, “hand” refers to the cards a player holds in his HAND. Specifically, “hand” in “forced his hand” refers to ...