be caught with your fingers in the till

be caught with your fingers in the till
have/be caught with your fingers in the till
to steal money, or to be discovered to be stealing money, from the place where you work: »

He was caught with his fingers in the till after management set up a covert surveillance system.

Main Entry: finger

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • have caught with your fingers in the till — have/be caught with your fingers in the till ► to steal money, or to be discovered to be stealing money, from the place where you work: »He was caught with his fingers in the till after management set up a covert surveillance system. Main Entry:… …   Financial and business terms

  • have/be caught with your fingers in the till — ► to steal money, or to be discovered to be stealing money, from the place where you work: »He was caught with his fingers in the till after management set up a covert surveillance system. Main Entry: ↑finger …   Financial and business terms

  • be caught with your fingers in the till — be caught with your fingers/hand/in the till informal phrase to be caught stealing money from the place where you work Thesaurus: to do something dishonestsynonym Main entry: till …   Useful english dictionary

  • be caught with your hand in the till — be caught with your fingers/hand/in the till informal phrase to be caught stealing money from the place where you work Thesaurus: to do something dishonestsynonym Main entry: till …   Useful english dictionary

  • catch someone with their fingers in the till — catch (someone) with (their) fingers/hand in the till have (your) fingers/hand in the till to steal money from the place where you work, usually from a shop. Senior officials who get caught with their fingers in the till must expect to be… …   New idioms dictionary

  • catch with their fingers in the till — catch (someone) with (their) fingers/hand in the till have (your) fingers/hand in the till to steal money from the place where you work, usually from a shop. Senior officials who get caught with their fingers in the till must expect to be… …   New idioms dictionary

  • catch someone with their hand in the till — catch (someone) with (their) fingers/hand in the till have (your) fingers/hand in the till to steal money from the place where you work, usually from a shop. Senior officials who get caught with their fingers in the till must expect to be… …   New idioms dictionary

  • catch someone with fingers in the till — catch (someone) with (their) fingers/hand in the till have (your) fingers/hand in the till to steal money from the place where you work, usually from a shop. Senior officials who get caught with their fingers in the till must expect to be… …   New idioms dictionary

  • catch with fingers in the till — catch (someone) with (their) fingers/hand in the till have (your) fingers/hand in the till to steal money from the place where you work, usually from a shop. Senior officials who get caught with their fingers in the till must expect to be… …   New idioms dictionary

  • catch with their hand in the till — catch (someone) with (their) fingers/hand in the till have (your) fingers/hand in the till to steal money from the place where you work, usually from a shop. Senior officials who get caught with their fingers in the till must expect to be… …   New idioms dictionary

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