Handle
Pocket verb - To put up with (something painful or difficult).
Usage example: meekly pocketed his wife's verbal abuse
How words are described
| convenient | convenient handle | convenient pocket |
| small | small handle | small pocket |
| actual | actual handle | actual pocket |
| massive | massive handle | massive pocket |
| Other adjectives: large, big, little, tiny, rear, extra. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- They sealed away the Antarans in a pocket dimension and left their own homeworld protected by the Guardian, in order to keep away races that weren't ready to handle their super-powerful technology.
Source: Benevolent Precursors -
Even without a swordlike weapon available, he can usually handle himself with whatever comes to hand, even a simple pocket pen.
Source: Manga / Shibatora -
This is the gimmick of several DC villains, most notably Heat Wave, who is an extreme pyromaniac who burned down his home as a boy and designed a pocket flamethrower and fireproof suit so he could handle fire better.
Source: Playing with Fire
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