idiomUStryingtoprofitin apersonaland usuallyfinancialway from asituation:谋取私利;贪赃枉法He'sobviouslyon the take - whereelsedid all thatmoneycome from?他一定是受贿了,要不然那么多钱哪儿来的?Comparebe on themakedisapprovingSMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesCheating & tricking
anti-fraud
bad faith
bamboozle
bilk
blackmail
deceive
fiddle
flannel
gull
have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
havesomeoneon
hoax
hocus-pocus
hustle
pull a fast oneidiom
pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
punk
putsomethingacross/oversomeone
putsomethingon
racket
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