have one's hand in the till
To embezzle, to steal from one's place of businessTo embezzle, to steal from one's place of business.
» I had never seen a giraffe till I visited the zoo.
До того, как я пошёл в зоопарк, я никогда не видел жирафа. — Balamax
До того, как я пошла в зоопарк, я никогда не видела жирафа. — Balamax
Я никогда не видел жирафа до того, как я пошёл в зоопарк. — Balamax
Я никогда не видела жирафа до того, как я пошла в зоопарк. — Balamax
Я никогда не видел жирафа до того, как я посетил зоопарк. — Balamax
Я никогда не видела жирафа до того, как я посетила зоопарк. — Balamax
До того, як я пішов у зоопарк, я ніколи не бачив жирафа. — aandrusiak
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1 senses(UK, idiomatic)To embezzle, to steal from one's place of business.
Examples
47 sentencesI had never seen a giraffe till I visited the zoo.
До того, як я пішов у зоопарк, я ніколи не бачив жирафа. — aandrusiak
ruДо того, как я пошёл в зоопарк, я никогда не видел жирафа. — Balamax
We shouldn't have stayed up till 2:30.
It'll have to wait till tomorrow.
ruС этим придётся подождать до завтра. — marafon
deDas wird bis morgen warten müssen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We have till tomorrow night to decide.
We'll just have to wait till then.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From the most basic form of the crime: a shop assistant removing cash from the register.From the most basic form of the crime: a shop assistant removing cash from the register.
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Forms
has one's hand in the till, having one's hand in the till, had one's hand in the till, had one's hand in the till| Base form | have one's hand in the till · to have one's hand in the till |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | has one's hand in the till |
| Present participle | having one's hand in the till |
| Past simple | had one's hand in the till |
| Past participle | had one's hand in the till |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | have one's hand in the till |
| he, she, it | has one's hand in the till |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | had one's hand in the till |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have had one's hand in the till |
| he, she, it | has had one's hand in the till |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will have one's hand in the till |
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle