"pohjaton kuin papin säkki" meaning in Finnish

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Adjective

Etymology: This idiom may have initially an opposite meaning, referring to how churches would give food to the poor during famines. Head templates: {{head|fi|adjective|head=pohjaton kuin papin säkki}} pohjaton kuin papin säkki
  1. (simile) bottomless, always asking for more, taking everything they can get (e.g. of taking an exorbitant amount of money as taxes or payment) Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-pohjaton_kuin_papin_säkki-fi-adj-m0uKc1oL Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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