单词 | with one's hand in the cookie jar |
释义 | > as lemmaswith one's hand (also hands) in the cookie jar with one's hand (also hands) in the cookie jar (and variants): doing something wrong, unauthorized, or illegal, esp. misusing public funds, stealing, or abusing a position of power or privilege; frequently in to get caught with one's hand in the cookie jar. ΚΠ 1933 Los Angeles Times 5 June a4 Charlie got caught with his hand in the cookie jar the other day, pulling one of the oldest and shabbiest of political tricks. 1989 Army July 13/1 Public consensus began to change... People with their hands in the cookie jar, cost overruns..and the decreasing value of the dollar combined to begin washing away the..mandate for increased defense spending. 2016 Canad. Govt. News (Nexis) 26 Oct. The Liberals got caught with their hand in the cookie jar, leaning on stakeholders for donations in exchange for access to ministers. < as lemmas |
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