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had one's fingers in the till

had one's fingers in the till is the simple past and past participle of have one's fingers in the till.

Meaning of have one's fingers in the till

Verb

have one's fingers in the till (third-person singular simple present has one's fingers in the till, present participle having one's fingers in the till, simple past and past participle had one's fingers in the till)

  1. Synonym of have one's hand in the till.

Questions about had one's fingers in the till

What is had one's fingers in the till the simple past and past participle of?
Had one's fingers in the till is the simple past and past participle of have one's fingers in the till.

Words near had one's fingers in the till in the dictionary

  1. had one's fill
  2. had one's finger on the pulse
  3. had one's finger on the trigger
  4. had one's fingers all thumbs
  5. had one's fingers in many pies
  6. had one's fingers in the till
  7. had one's fingers on the pulse
  8. had one's guard up
  9. had one's hand in the till
  10. had one's hand out
  11. had one's handful

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