# pocket up

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/pocket-up
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

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

## Examples

- He had to pocket up the rude comment and keep working.
- Even though the boss was unfair, she decided to pocket up the criticism to avoid further conflict.
- Rather than escalating the dispute, the diplomat chose to pocket up the senator's public insult for the sake of the ongoing peace negotiations.

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