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have one's hand in the till

Idiom(s): have one's hand in the till

Theme: THEFT

to be stealing money from a company or an organization. (The till is a cash box or drawer.)
• Mr. Jones had his hand in the till for years before he was caught.
• I think that the new clerk has her hand in the till. There is cash missing every morning.

have one's hand in the till|hand|have|rob|rob the

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 their joint savings account and told his wife not to rob the till. The store owner thought his business was failing until he discovered that the treasurer had his hand in the till.

have one's duke in the till

Idiom(s): have one's duke in the till

Theme: THEFT

to be burglary money from a aggregation or an organization. (The till is a banknote box or drawer.)
• Mr. Jones had his duke in the till for years afore he was caught.
• I anticipate that the new agent has her duke in the till. There is banknote missing every morning.

have one's duke in the till|hand|have|rob|rob the

v. phr., informal To abduct money in your assurance or for which you are responsible. The bazaar administrator doubtable that one of the clerks was annexation the till. Mr. Jones deposited one thousand dollars in their collective accumulation annual and told his wife not to rob the till. The abundance buyer anticipation his business was declining until he apparent that the broker had his duke in the till.

have (one's) duke in the till

To be burglary money from one's abode or employer. Margaret had her duke in the till for years, but she assuredly got bent afterwards she claimed her two-week cruise to Paris as a business expense.Learn more: hand, have, till

have one's duke in the till

and have one's finger(s) in the tillFig. to abduct money from one's employer. James couldn't allow that car on aloof his salary. He charge accept his duke in the till. Sally was affronted back she begin that one of her salesclerks had his fingers in the till.Learn more: hand, have, till

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have your fingers in the till

mainly BRITISHIf addition has their hand in the till or has their fingers in the till, they are burglary from their employer or from an alignment they are complex with. Thirteen aggregation admiral were begin with their easily in the till in the aboriginal division of this year. There are rumours that a cardinal of admiral accept had their fingers in the till. Note: You can additionally allocution about bodies actuality caught or found with their hands in the till or with their fingers in the till. He got bent with his fingers in the till already too often. Note: The accepted American announcement is catch addition with their duke in the cookie jar. Learn more: hand, have, till

have your ˌfingers/ˌhand in the ˈtill

(British English, informal) steal, abnormally baby amounts of money from a shop/store, business, etc. area you work: He absent his job afterwards they begin he’d had his duke in the till.Learn more: finger, hand, have, till

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