in the till

in the till
in the till
◇ To have/put your hand(s) in the till is to steal money from the place where you work.

He was accused of putting his hand in the till.

She was caught with her hands in the till.

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  • rob the till — or[have one s hand in the till] {v. phr.}, {informal} To steal money in your trust or for which you are responsible. * /The supermarket manager suspected that one of the clerks was robbing the till./ * /Mr. Jones deposited one thousand dollars in …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • rob the till — or[have one s hand in the till] {v. phr.}, {informal} To steal money in your trust or for which you are responsible. * /The supermarket manager suspected that one of the clerks was robbing the till./ * /Mr. Jones deposited one thousand dollars in …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in the till — See: ROB THE TILL or HAVE ONE S HAND IN THE TILL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in the till — See: ROB THE TILL or HAVE ONE S HAND IN THE TILL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have one's hand in the till — See: ROB THE TILL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have one's hand in the till — See: ROB THE TILL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have your fingers in the till — have your hands/fingers in the till INFORMAL ► to steal money from the company or organization you work for: »The executive was fired after he was found with his hand in the till. Main Entry: ↑till …   Financial and business terms

  • have your hands in the till — have your hands/fingers in the till INFORMAL ► to steal money from the company or organization you work for: »The executive was fired after he was found with his hand in the till. Main Entry: ↑till …   Financial and business terms

  • have your hands/fingers in the till — INFORMAL ► to steal money from the company or organization you work for: »The executive was fired after he was found with his hand in the till. Main Entry: ↑till …   Financial and business terms

  • be caught with your fingers in the till — have/be caught with your fingers in the till ► to steal money, or to be discovered to be stealing money, from the place where you work: »He was caught with his fingers in the till after management set up a covert surveillance system. Main Entry:… …   Financial and business terms

  • have caught with your fingers in the till — have/be caught with your fingers in the till ► to steal money, or to be discovered to be stealing money, from the place where you work: »He was caught with his fingers in the till after management set up a covert surveillance system. Main Entry:… …   Financial and business terms

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