be on the take

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be on the take

To be accepting bribes. I hope that no officers in our department are on the take.

be on the ˈtake

(informal) accept money from somebody for helping them in a dishonest or illegal way: It now seems that some of the officials were on the take, accepting bribes and then issuing fake passports.

See also: on, take

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on one's
on someone's
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out of one's
(I've) got to go
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save someone's skin
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