英语词汇“to line one's pockets”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P3. to line one's pockets: to accumulate wealth, esp. illicitly or at the expense of others.

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1704 in G. Villiers Misc. Wks. 92 For who would not propose a Trip to Spain, That has within his Prospect double Gain, To line his Pockets and to save his Skin.

1835 D. P. Thompson Adventures Timothy Peacock xii. 132 You see how cutely I planned out this show business of Boaz which has lined our pockets so handsomely.

1895 Harper's Mag. Feb. 340/2 The eager temper of our citizens thus at once to line their pockets and to serve their King is shown.

1948 A. J. Hanna & K. A. Hanna Lake Okeechobee xi. 158 Transactions he had made in North Carolina had served to line his pockets while he was still an employee of the United States.

1996 J. McCormick & S. Fisher-Hoch Level 4 xvii. 166 Generally, they served less than a year, which was enough time for them to line their pockets before they were sacked and had to go back to parliament.

单词	to line one's pockets
释义	> as lemmas to line one's pockets P3. to line one's pockets: to accumulate wealth, esp. illicitly or at the expense of others. ΚΠ 1704 in G. Villiers Misc. Wks. 92 For who would not propose a Trip to Spain, That has within his Prospect double Gain, To line his Pockets and to save his Skin. 1835 D. P. Thompson Adventures Timothy Peacock xii. 132 You see how cutely I planned out this show business of Boaz which has lined our pockets so handsomely. 1895 Harper's Mag. Feb. 340/2 The eager temper of our citizens thus at once to line their pockets and to serve their King is shown. 1948 A. J. Hanna & K. A. Hanna Lake Okeechobee xi. 158 Transactions he had made in North Carolina had served to line his pockets while he was still an employee of the United States. 1996 J. McCormick & S. Fisher-Hoch Level 4 xvii. 166 Generally, they served less than a year, which was enough time for them to line their pockets before they were sacked and had to go back to parliament. extracted from pocketn.adj. < as lemmas
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