have one's hand in the till

have one's hand in the till
have one's hand in the till & have one's finger(s) in the till
Fig. to steal money from one's employer. •

James couldn't afford that car on just his salary. He must have his hand in the till.

Sally was outraged when she found that one of her salesclerks had his fingers in the till.

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See: ROB THE TILL.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • have one's hand in the till — See: ROB THE TILL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have\ one's\ hand\ in\ the\ till — • rob the till • have one s hand in the till 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • have one's fingers in the till — have (or with) one s fingers (or hand) in the till used in reference to theft from one s place of work he was caught with his hand in the till and sacked …   Useful english dictionary

  • rob\ the\ till — • rob the till • have one s hand in the till 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • rob the till — or[have one s hand in the till] {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 …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • rob the till — or[have one s hand in the till] {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 …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in the till — See: ROB THE TILL or HAVE ONE S HAND IN THE TILL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in the till — See: ROB THE TILL or HAVE ONE S HAND IN THE TILL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in\ the\ till — See: rob the till or have one s hand in the till …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hand — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN HANDS, DIRTY ONE S HANDS, EAT OUT OF ONE S HAND, FORCE ONE S HAND, FREE HAND, FROM HAND TO HAND, GLAD HAND, HAM HANDED, HANG HEAVY or HANG HEAVY ON ONE S …   Dictionary of American idioms

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