rob\ the\ till

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 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.


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  • 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

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

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

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

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

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