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has one's hand in the till

has one's hand in the till is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have one's hand in the till.

Meaning of have one's hand in the till

Verb

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

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To embezzle, to steal from one's place of business.
    • Francis Urquhart: You've been a bit of a bad lad, haven't you, Roger?
      Roger O'Neill: What?
      FU: You've had your hand in the till.
      RO: Francis, you're joking!
      FU: Your expenses are paid by Central Office, aren't they? But you've been claiming quite large sums from the advertising agency as well. It's...1990, House of Cards, season 1, episode 1

Questions about has one's hand in the till

What is has one's hand in the till the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has one's hand in the till is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have one's hand in the till.

Words near has one's hand in the till in the dictionary

  1. has one's fingers all thumbs
  2. has one's fingers in many pies
  3. has one's fingers in the till
  4. has one's fingers on the pulse
  5. has one's guard up
  6. has one's hand in the till
  7. has one's hand out
  8. has one's handful
  9. has one's hands full
  10. has one's head read
  11. has one's head up one's ass

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