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have your snout in the trough — have your nose/snout in the trough phrase to try to get as much of an amount of available money as you can Thesaurus: to earn or to get moneysynonym Main entry: trough … Useful english dictionary
have/get your nose/snout in the trough — Brit disapproving : to be in or get into a situation in which you are getting or trying to get a lot of money • • • Main Entry: ↑trough … Useful english dictionary
trough — [trɔf US tro:f] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(container)¦ 2¦(low point)¦ 3¦(waves)¦ 4¦(weather)¦ 5 have your nose/snout in the trough ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: trog] 1.) ¦(CONTAINER)¦ a long narrow open container that holds water or food for animals … Dictionary of contemporary English
trough — UK [trɒf] / US [trɔf] noun [countable] Word forms trough : singular trough plural troughs 1) a long narrow open container used for holding food or water for animals a cattle trough 2) a low area between two high waves or hills The boat lay almost … English dictionary
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