Idiom
pill in the pocket
Meaning
A medication, usually prescribed by a physician, which the patient is to carry with them, and which is to be used only under certain conditions.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The doctor gave me a pill in the pocket for my heart condition.”
“My doctor prescribed a pill in the pocket to take only if I experience sudden chest pain.”
“The physician explained that the patient should carry the medication as a pill in the pocket, to be administered solely upon the onset of specific symptoms.”
Examples
simple
“The doctor gave me a pill in the pocket for my heart condition.”
contextual
“My doctor prescribed a pill in the pocket to take only if I experience sudden chest pain.”
complex
“The physician explained that the patient should carry the medication as a pill in the pocket, to be administered solely upon the onset of specific symptoms.”
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