have your fingers/hand in the till

have (one's) fingers in the till

To be stealing money from one's workplace or employer. Margaret has had her fingers in the till for years, but she finally got caught when her secret account was discovered.See also: finger, have, till

have (one's) hand in the till

To be stealing money from one's workplace or employer. Margaret had her hand in the till for years, but she finally got caught after she claimed her two-week trip to Paris as a business expense.See also: hand, have, till

have one's hand in the till

 and have one's finger(s) in the tillFig. to steal money from one's employer. James couldn't afford that car on just his salary. He must have his hand in the till. Sally was outraged when she found that one of her salesclerks had his fingers in the till.See also: hand, have, till

have your hand in the till

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have your fingers in the till

mainly BRITISHIf someone has their hand in the till or has their fingers in the till, they are stealing from their employer or from an organization they are involved with. Thirteen company directors were found with their hands in the till in the first quarter of this year. There are rumours that a number of officials have had their fingers in the till. Note: You can also talk about people being caught or found with their hands in the till or with their fingers in the till. He got caught with his fingers in the till once too often. Note: The usual American expression is catch someone with their hand in the cookie jar. See also: hand, have, till

have (or with) your fingers (or hand) in the till

stealing from your employer. Compare with with your hand in the cookie jar (at cookie).See also: finger, have, till

have your ˌfingers/ˌhand in the ˈtill

(British English, informal) steal, especially small amounts of money from a shop/store, business, etc. where you work: He lost his job after they found he’d had his hand in the till.See also: finger, hand, have, till