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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Elinor	['elinə]
Temo	-	Georgian
Grahame	GRAY-əm, GRAM	Scottish, English (Rare)
AdÉL	AH-dayl	Hungarian
Barnett	['ba:nit]
ÇİĞDem	-	Turkish