be on the take

be on the take
be on the take very informal phrase
someone in an official position who is on the take is accepting bribes (=money in return for doing something wrong)

It turned out the police officer was on the take.

Thesaurus: bribery and manipulationhyponym to do something dishonestsynonym
Main entry: take

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informal take bribes

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