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.