A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

in one’s prime
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in pledge • under pledge
in pledge —said of an article left with a person until the giver
has paid a debt, etc.: Pressed for a sum of money … he had
put his Sunday coat in pledge.
under pledge —placed under an obligation to do or not to
do smth.: The minister has been released from custody under
pledge not to leave town.
in pocket • in the pocket
in pocket—(coll.) 
1
. having money available : Follow my
advice and you will be well in pocket. 2. said of the amount
of money left over or gained as profit: At the end of their jour-
ney, they are above a hundred crowns in pocket.
in the pocket—(U.S. Drug users) enjoying the best part of a
psychedelic intoxication: It was a golden time, and I was right
in the pocket.
See also: out of one’s own pocket / out of pocket.
in possession of something • in the possession of
someone
in possession of something —having smth. as one’s own: It is
illegal for any person convicted of a felony to be in possession
of any firearm or ammunition.
in the possession of someone —held or possessed by a person:
Police have now recovered eight of the stolen weapons, all of
which were found in the possession of criminal elements.
in principle • on principle
in principle —in essence; in general: An electric toothbrush
is not very different in principle from an ordinary toothbrush.
You still have a stick with a brush on the end.
on principle —as a matter of principle; because of one’s moral
convictions: There was a time when I could not read Pope,
but disliked him on principle.
in print • in the print
in print—
1
. in printed form: These uses were probably col-
loquial with fishers and seamen some time before they
appeared in print. 2. (of a book, etc.) published; available from
the publisher: No sooner in print, than out of print. The
reviews revere him.
in the print—in the printing trade: For our mother, only a
minimum of education was required to ensure a good safe job
in the print.