idiom US trying to profit in a personal and usually financial way from a situation اصطلاح، انگلیسی امریکایی تلاش برای کسب سود شخصی و معمولاً مالی از یک موقعیت، سوء استفاده مالی از یک موقعیت ... [مشاهده متن کامل]
مثال؛ He's obviously on the take - where else did all that money come from؟ The corrupt politician was caught on tape taking a bribe and was subsequently accused of being on the take. ( He was accepting illegal payments ) The detective suspected that the businessman was on the take, using his company's funds for personal gain. ( He was accepting bribes ) The FBI launched an investigation into allegations that the judge was on the take, accepting payments from lawyers in exchange for favorable verdicts. ( She was accepting bribes )
