- line one's pockets
- informal
he had lined his pockets with campaign funds
Syn:make money, accept bribes, embezzle money; informal feather one's nest, graft, grift, be on the make
Thesaurus of popular words. 2014.
he had lined his pockets with campaign funds
Thesaurus of popular words. 2014.
line\ one's\ pockets — • line one s pockets • line one s purse v. phr. informal To get a lot of money unfairly; get rich by being dishonest. The policeman lined his pockets by taking bribes. The inspector lined his pockets by permitting contractors to use poor building … Словарь американских идиом
line one's pockets — verb make a lot of money • Hypernyms: ↑profit, ↑turn a profit • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebody s PP * * * (informal) MAKE MONEY, accept bribes, embezzle money; … Useful english dictionary
line one's pockets — idi line one s pockets, to profit, esp. at the expense of others … From formal English to slang
line one's pockets — also[line one s purse] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get a lot of money unfairly; get rich by being dishonest. * /The policeman lined his pockets by taking bribes./ * /The inspector lined his pockets by permitting contractors to use poor building… … Dictionary of American idioms
line one's pockets — also[line one s purse] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get a lot of money unfairly; get rich by being dishonest. * /The policeman lined his pockets by taking bribes./ * /The inspector lined his pockets by permitting contractors to use poor building… … Dictionary of American idioms
line one's pockets — verb To accumulate personal wealth, especially in an illegal or morally objectionable manner. The men who have lined their pockets with public plunder and made the Municipal Government a nest of thieves will any one in his sober senses believe… … Wiktionary
line one's pockets — phrasal to take money freely and especially dishonestly … New Collegiate Dictionary
line one's pockets — earn money, profit … English contemporary dictionary
line\ one's\ purse — • line one s pockets • line one s purse v. phr. informal To get a lot of money unfairly; get rich by being dishonest. The policeman lined his pockets by taking bribes. The inspector lined his pockets by permitting contractors to use poor building … Словарь американских идиом
line one’s own pocket(s) — tv. to make money for oneself in a greedy or dishonest fashion. □ They are interested in lining their pockets first and serving the people second. □ You can’t blame them for wanting to line their own pockets … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions