till

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ROB THE TILL or HAVE ONE'S HAND IN THE TILL.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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rob the till

[rob the till] or [have one's hand in the till] {v. phr.}, {informal} To steal money in your trust or for which you are responsible. * /The supermarket manager suspected […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in the till

[in the till] See: [ROB THE TILL] or [HAVE ONE'S HAND IN THE TILL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[till the cows come home] {adv. phr.} Until sunset; until the last. * /The women in the country used to sit in the spinning room making yarn out of skeins […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[hand] See: [AT HAND], [BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH], [BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE], [CLEAN HANDS], [DIRTY ONE'S HANDS], [EAT OUT OF ONE'S HAND], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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