英语词汇“to have one's fingers in the till”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

o. to have one's fingers in the till and variants: to steal from one's employer; = to have one's hand in the till at hand n. Phrases 3l.In quot. 1837 as part of an extended metaphor.

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1837 Weekly Post 5 Mar. 6/4 My hours ain't my own—my money ain't my own... I'm a partnership concern, and so many has got their fingers in the till that I must bust up.

1893 F. Warden Passage through Bohemia 92 You've been putting your fingers in the till to go horse-racing!

1938 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 6 Mar. A banker who had dipped his fingers in the till.

1958 Jet 20 Mar. 42 The dismissal of that socialite East Coast government worker, who was caught with her fingers in the till.

1990 G. Will Suddenly iii. xv. 178 He suspected that his bartenders were dipping their fingers in the till.

2009 N. Neuhaus Ice Queen 189 The company was broke because everybody had their fingers in the till and had no clue about bookkeeping.

单词	to have one's fingers in the till
释义	> as lemmas to have one's fingers in the till o. to have one's fingers in the till and variants: to steal from one's employer; = to have one's hand in the till at hand n. Phrases 3l.In quot. 1837 as part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ 1837 Weekly Post 5 Mar. 6/4 My hours ain't my own—my money ain't my own... I'm a partnership concern, and so many has got their fingers in the till that I must bust up. 1893 F. Warden Passage through Bohemia 92 You've been putting your fingers in the till to go horse-racing! 1938 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 6 Mar. A banker who had dipped his fingers in the till. 1958 Jet 20 Mar. 42 The dismissal of that socialite East Coast government worker, who was caught with her fingers in the till. 1990 G. Will Suddenly iii. xv. 178 He suspected that his bartenders were dipping their fingers in the till. 2009 N. Neuhaus Ice Queen 189 The company was broke because everybody had their fingers in the till and had no clue about bookkeeping. extracted from fingern. < as lemmas
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