on the take

taking bribes. (Underworld.) I heard that the mayor is on the take. Everyone in city hall is on the take.

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Accepting bribes or other illegal income, as in The commission found a number of police officers on the take. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]

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mod. taking bribes. (Underworld.) Everyone in city hall is on the take.

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Informal

Taking or seeking to take bribes or illegal income: "There were policemen on the take" (Scott Turow).

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Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nika (1)	-	Russian
Jun-Seo	joon-su	Korean
Tabea	tah-BE-ah	German
FinnÉN	-	Irish
Dragutin	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Leander	lee-AN-dər (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)