English Dictionary

lighten someone's purse

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) to take money from someone.

日本語の意味

（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

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

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。

意味（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.

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 ）