Have One's Hand In The Till Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Have One's Hand In The Till Idiom mean?

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have one's hand in the till What does have one's hand in the till mean?	be stealing money from a company or organization	The man had his hand in the till for many years before he was caught.
have one's hand in the till What does have one's hand in the till mean?	to be stealing money from a company or organization	The sales clerk has had her hand in the till since she first started her job.
have one's hand in the till What does have one's hand in the till mean?	to be stealing money from a company or an organization	The clerk had her hand in the till so we decided to fire her.
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Have One's Hand In The Till Idiom