набивать карман

• НАБИВАТЬ/НАБИТЬ КАРМАН <МОШНУ, КОШЕЛЕК> substand

[VP; subj: human]

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⇒ to become rich, make a fortune (usu. by dishonest means):

- X набил карман{{}}≈ X lined <filled> his pockets;

- X stuffed his pockets full of money;

- [in limited contexts] X feathered his nest.

     ♦ Пока он крал, делал всякие сделки и махинации да набивал себе карман, никто его не трогал, всё ему с рук сходило (Буковский 1). While he was stealing, fixing deals and other illicit operations, and filling his pockets, nobody touched him and he got away scot-free (1a).

     ♦ [Городничий:] Еще мальчишка, "Отче наша" не знаешь, а уж обмериваешь; а как разопрёт тебе брюхо да набьёшь себе карман, так и заважничал! (Гоголь 4). [Mayor:] When you are small boys, before you can repeat the Lord's Prayer, you know how to give short measure. And as soon as you grow a big belly and stuff your pockets full of money, you start giving yourself airs (4c).