line one's pockets

line one's pockets
verb
make a lot of money
Hypernyms: ↑profit, ↑turn a profit
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s PP

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MAKE MONEY, accept bribes, embezzle money; informal feather one's nest, graft, be on the make.
line

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phrasal
: to take money freely especially from questionable sources

lined his pockets on the new school contract

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line one's pockets
To make or take money dishonestly from business entrusted to one
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Main Entry:pocket

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I
make money, esp. by dishonest means
II
see line II

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • line\ one's\ pockets — • line one s pockets • line one s purse v. phr. informal To get a lot of money unfairly; get rich by being dishonest. The policeman lined his pockets by taking bribes. The inspector lined his pockets by permitting contractors to use poor building …   Словарь американских идиом

  • line one's pockets — idi line one s pockets, to profit, esp. at the expense of others …   From formal English to slang

  • line one's pockets — also[line one s purse] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get a lot of money unfairly; get rich by being dishonest. * /The policeman lined his pockets by taking bribes./ * /The inspector lined his pockets by permitting contractors to use poor building… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • line one's pockets — also[line one s purse] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get a lot of money unfairly; get rich by being dishonest. * /The policeman lined his pockets by taking bribes./ * /The inspector lined his pockets by permitting contractors to use poor building… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • line one's pockets — verb To accumulate personal wealth, especially in an illegal or morally objectionable manner. The men who have lined their pockets with public plunder and made the Municipal Government a nest of thieves will any one in his sober senses believe… …   Wiktionary

  • line one's pockets — informal he had lined his pockets with campaign funds Syn: make money, accept bribes, embezzle money; informal feather one s nest, graft, grift, be on the make …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • line one's pockets — phrasal to take money freely and especially dishonestly …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • line one's pockets — earn money, profit …   English contemporary dictionary

  • line\ one's\ purse — • line one s pockets • line one s purse v. phr. informal To get a lot of money unfairly; get rich by being dishonest. The policeman lined his pockets by taking bribes. The inspector lined his pockets by permitting contractors to use poor building …   Словарь американских идиом

  • line one’s own pocket(s) — tv. to make money for oneself in a greedy or dishonest fashion. □ They are interested in lining their pockets first and serving the people second. □ You can’t blame them for wanting to line their own pockets …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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