"line someone's pockets" meaning in English

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Phrase

Forms: lines someone's pockets [present, singular, third-person], lining someone's pockets [participle, present], lined someone's pockets [participle, past], lined someone's pockets [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} line someone's pockets (third-person singular simple present lines someone's pockets, present participle lining someone's pockets, simple past and past participle lined someone's pockets)
  1. (idiomatic) to make someone objectionable even more wealthy Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-line_someone's_pockets-en-phrase-IcQP0S59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "I refuse to line the pockets of fat-cat bankers.",
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        "(idiomatic) to make someone objectionable even more wealthy"
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