- line your pockets
- to obtain money, especially by acting dishonestly
He accused executives of trying to line their own pockets.
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line your pockets
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line your pockets — phrase to obtain money, especially by acting dishonestly He accused executives of trying to line their own pockets. Thesaurus: to earn or to get moneysynonym Main entry: line * * * line your pockets informal : to take or get a lot of money by… … Useful english dictionary
line your pockets — line your/sb s pockets ► to get richer or make someone richer, especially by acting unfairly or by being dishonest: »He was not accused of lining his own pockets. Main Entry: ↑pocket … Financial and business terms
line (your) (own) pockets — to make a lot of money for yourself. Allowing patients to sue will increase the cost of health insurance and line lawyers pockets. He was using his position as an immigration official to line his pockets. Usage notes: usually said about a person… … New idioms dictionary
line your/sb's pockets — ► to get richer or make someone richer, especially by acting unfairly or by being dishonest: »He was not accused of lining his own pockets. Main Entry: ↑pocket … Financial and business terms
line your (own) pockets — line your (own)/sb s ˈpockets idiom to get richer or make sb richer, especially by taking unfair advantage of a situation or by being dishonest • Health services are lining the drug companies pockets, according to the report. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
line your somebody's pockets — line your (own)/sb s ˈpockets idiom to get richer or make sb richer, especially by taking unfair advantage of a situation or by being dishonest • Health services are lining the drug companies pockets, according to the report. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
line — [[t]la͟ɪn[/t]] ♦ lines, lining, lined 1) N COUNT A line is a long thin mark which is drawn or painted on a surface. Draw a line down that page s center. ...a dotted line... The ball had clearly crossed the line. 2) N COUNT: usu pl The lines on… … English dictionary
line — line1 [ laın ] noun *** ▸ 1 long thin mark ▸ 2 edge showing shape ▸ 3 border/limit ▸ 4 telephone connection ▸ 5 row of people/things ▸ 6 part of railroad system ▸ 7 transportation company ▸ 8 way of thinking/talking ▸ 9 series of words ▸ 10… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
line — I UK [laɪn] / US noun Word forms line : singular line plural lines *** 1) [countable] a long thin mark on the surface of something Draw a straight line. Each horizontal line on the graph represents fifteen minutes. a) a long thin mark on the… … English dictionary
line sb's pockets — Ⅰ. line sb s pockets ► to make someone richer, especially in illegal or dishonest ways: »They re the sort of Washington politicians who would line the pockets of their Wall Street friends. »These are simply clutching, greedy people who are just… … Financial and business terms
