lighten someone's purse

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) to take money from someone.

Japanese Meaning

（慣用句）他人のお金を不正に取得する / （口語）誰かの財布から金銭をだまし取る

What is this buttons?

The slick street vendor managed to lighten someone's purse before they realized they'd been overcharged.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その巧妙な屋台商は、客が過剰請求に気づく前に金をだまし取ることに成功した。

Details

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) to take money from someone.

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.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

lightens someone's purse

（ present singular third-person ）

lightening someone's purse

（ participle present ）

lightened someone's purse

（ participle past ）

lightened someone's purse

（ past ）

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