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"etymology_text": "From the most basic form of the crime: a shop assistant removing cash from the register.",
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"ref": "1990, House of Cards, season 1, episode 1",
"text": "Francis Urquhart: You've been a bit of a bad lad, haven't you, Roger?\nRoger O'Neill: What?\nFU: You've had your hand in the till.\nRO: Francis, you're joking!\nFU: Your expenses are paid by Central Office, aren't they? But you've been claiming quite large sums from the advertising agency as well. It's a bit naughty, Roger.",
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"To embezzle, to steal from one's place of business."
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"(idiomatic) To embezzle, to steal from one's place of business."
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "uit de kas graaien"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "taper dans la caisse"
}
]
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "uit de kas graaien"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to steal money that one has been trusted with",
"word": "taper dans la caisse"
}
],
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}
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