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lined someone's pockets

lined someone's pockets is the simple past and past participle of line someone's pockets.

Meaning of line someone's pockets

Phrase

line someone's pockets (third-person singular simple present lines someone's pockets, present participle lining someone's pockets, simple past and past participle lined someone's pockets)

  1. (idiomatic) To make someone objectionably even more wealthy.
    • I refuse to line the pockets of fat-cat bankers.

Questions about lined someone's pockets

What is lined someone's pockets the simple past and past participle of?
Lined someone's pockets is the simple past and past participle of line someone's pockets.

Words near lined someone's pockets in the dictionary

  1. lined off
  2. lined one's pockets
  3. lined out
  4. lined snake
  5. lined snakes
  6. lined someone's pockets
  7. lined up
  8. lined up behind
  9. lined up one's ducks
  10. linefeed
  11. linefeeds

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