Caught somebody with somebody's fingers in the till In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "caught somebody with somebody's fingers in the till", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Christina Quynh, Tommy Tran calendar 2023-01-15 04:01

Meaning of Caught somebody with somebody's fingers in the till

Synonyms:

caught somebody with somebody's hand in the cookie jar

Caught somebody with somebody's fingers in the till British informal verb phrase

The noun "fingers" can be replaced with the word "hand."

To catch someone stealing money from their place of work.

A: "Do you know why Jack got fired?" B: "The boss caught him with his fingers in the till."

I believe our supervisor is becoming suspicious. He might catch us with our fingers in the till if we keep doing this.

Other phrases about:

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Shoplifting

pillage

1. To violently steal something from a place or a person, or take something as spoils, especially in wartime

2. The act of stealing something from a place or a person in a violent way, or taking something as spoils, especially in wartime

rob (one) blind

1. To take a lot of money from someone by deception or extortion

2. To charge someone too much money for something

steal a base

Used to indicate the action of a base runner who sneak from one base to another in a baseball

steal someone blind

To deviously and illegally take everything one has. Sometimes said to imply that someone is asking an excessive amount of money for something.
 

Grammar and Usage of Caught somebody with somebody's fingers in the till

Verb Forms

  • catches somebody with somebody's fingers in the till
  • catching somebody with somebody's fingers in the till
  • catched somebody with somebody's fingers in the till
The verb "catch" should be conjugated according to its tense.
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TODAY
to rob the cradle
have a romantic or sexual relationship with or marry someone much younger than oneself.
Example: The middle aged man robbed the cradle with the teenager.
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