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lining someone's pockets

lining someone's pockets is the present participle and gerund 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 lining someone's pockets

What is lining someone's pockets the present participle and gerund of?
Lining someone's pockets is the present participle and gerund of line someone's pockets.

Words near lining someone's pockets in the dictionary

  1. lining
  2. lining in
  3. lining off
  4. lining one's pockets
  5. lining out
  6. lining someone's pockets
  7. lining up
  8. lining up behind
  9. lining up one's ducks
  10. Lininger
  11. Liningers

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