line pocket

Frequency: 3.51.2 per million words

figurative: to get money, especially by dishonest means

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Examples (10)

  • Dishonest officials have been lining their pockets with public funds.
  • He was accused of lining his own pockets through corrupt deals.
  • Some politicians seek to line their pockets rather than serve the public.
  • The company's executives were found to be lining their pockets at the expense of shareholders.
  • They used their position to line their pockets with illicit gains.
  • It's shameful when people exploit a crisis to line their pockets.
  • The criminal organization's goal was to continually line its pockets.
  • Through bribery, he managed to line his pockets significantly.
  • She refused to line her pockets by participating in the fraudulent scheme.
  • The scandal revealed how many were lining their pockets through illegal activities.