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line one's pockets
line one's pockets
line one's pockets
Accept a bribe or other illicit payment, as in
The mayor and his cronies found dozens of ways to line their pockets
. This expression dates from the mid-1500s, when it was also put as
line one's purse
.
See also:
line
,
pocket
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Gaila
GAY-lə
English (Rare)
Tal
-
Hebrew
Marinho
-
Portuguese
Beauregard
BO-rə-gahrd
English (Rare)
Iosifu
-
Old Church Slavic
Nicola (1)
nee-KO-lah
Italian
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