rob the till



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rob the till

To steal the earnings of a shop or restaurant from out of its cash register. Just remember, this place has insurance, so if anyone comes in with a gun looking to rob the till, you don't offer up any resistance, OK? I hear Janet was fired from her last job for robbing the till.
See also: rob, till

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fernando[fə'nændə]
SadhbhSIEV (Irish)Irish, Irish Mythology
ValÉRieva-le-REE (French)French, Czech
Huhana-Maori
HildaHIL-də (English), HIL-dah (German, Dutch)English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Ancient German
Catherinakath-ə-REE-nə, kə-THREE-nəEnglish (Rare)