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2006-11-13 01:57:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
line one's own pockets. sorry for the typo.
2006-11-13 01:58:10 · update #1
Yes. It means that you were in charge of managing money (that wasn't yours) for some specific need or purpose and you embezzeled the money. It could also mean that you had a non-profit responsibility and used it to make you more money than the charity you were representing.
Kind of like a politician who receives a salary for doing the job as a public servant and then misuses that "power" to get bribes, kick-backs, money under the table, etc so that he isn't really serving the public but a limited few.
2006-11-13 02:04:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to line your own pockets usually means that you're taking advantage of the situation to benefit yourself - usually in a financial situation where you make a decision so that you make money. this is usually not done in a positive context, since it suggests that you're doing it secretively (like slipping some money from the cash register into your own pockets).
2006-11-13 02:03:06 · answer #2 · answered by Gina S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means to put money--often ill-gotten money--in your own pocket. So, yes, it is almost always negative.
2006-11-13 02:01:26 · answer #3 · answered by Ace Librarian 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, as it's unofficial
2006-11-13 02:06:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋