| 词汇 | rake off |
| 释义 | Phr V rake off rakes, raking, raked rake off sb or rake sb off Australian informal to cheat someone by making them pay too much money for somethingIt's difficult in a tourist area like this to find a restaurant where they won't try to rake you off. rake-off noun Australian informalDid you really pay $120 for that shirt? What a rake-off! rake off sth • rake sth off especially BrE to get part of the profits of a business or organization dishonestly: He headed a special fund for the handicapped, and was widely believed to have raked off much of the cash for himself.■ SIMILAR TO: skim offrake-off n C BrE a share of a profits, which someone has obtained dishonestly: The taxi-driver gets a rake-off from the hotel. rake-offProfits made from a transaction, usually in an inappropriate, illegal, or dishonest way. The mayor quickly resigned after it was discovered he was taking a rake-off from the local cartel's drug sales. rake something off (of) somethingand rake something offto remove something from something by raking. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Please rake the leaves off the lawn. Rake off the leaves. rake offMake an unlawful profit, as in They suspected her of raking off some of the campaign contributions for her personal use . This expression alludes to the raking of chips by an attendant at a gambling table. [Late 1800s] |
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