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Definition

to take money from someone.

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In Context

  • "For when Robin Hood caught a baron or a squire, or a fat abbot or bishop, he brought them to the greenwood tree and feasted them before he lightened their purses."
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Related Idioms

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in someone's pocket

Receiving money from, and under the influence of, a person or group of…

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burn a hole in someone's pocket

To cause someone to spend money or be tempted to spend money.

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Hoover flag

An empty (penniless) pocket, turned inside out, showing that someone h…

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last of the big spenders

Someone who does not spend much money.

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cut one's cloth to suit one's purse

To settle for less when money or resources are limited.
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