Bill cheated at cards and is now living on his ill-gotten gains.
•Mary is enjoying her ill-gotten gains. She deceived an old lady into leaving her $5,000 in her will.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
ill-gotten gains — {n. phr.} Goods or money obtained in an illegal or immoral fashion. * /The jailed criminal had plenty of time to think about his ill gotten gains./ … Dictionary of American idioms
ill-gotten gains — Ill gotten gains are profits or benefits that are made either illegally or unfairly. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** Money, profit or benefits that are made in a dishonest or illegal manner are called ill gotten gains. He won money … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
ill-gotten gains — adj money that was obtained in an unfair or dishonest way used humorously ▪ Well, I hope you enjoy your ill gotten gains … Dictionary of contemporary English
ill-gotten gains — are profits or benefits that are made either illegally or unfairly … The small dictionary of idiomes
ill-gotten gains — index spoils Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Ill-gotten gains — Ill gotten gains are profits or benefits that are made either illegally or unfairly … Dictionary of English idioms
ill-gotten gains — UK [ˌɪl ɡɒt(ə)n ˈɡeɪnz] US [ˌɪl ɡɑt(ə)n ˈɡeɪnz] noun [plural] often humorous money or property that someone obtained in an illegal or dishonest way Thesaurus: stolen goodssynonym unspecified amounts of moneyhyponym to steal, or steal… … Useful english dictionary
ill-gotten gains — N PLURAL Ill gotten gains are things that someone has obtained in a dishonest or illegal way. But many leaders have invested their ill gotten gains in several different countries … English dictionary
ill-gotten\ gains — n. phr. Goods or money obtained in an illegal or immoral fashion. The jailed criminal had plenty of time to think about his ill gotten gains … Словарь американских идиом
ill-gotten gains — ill got|ten gains [ ıl gatn geınz ] noun plural OFTEN HUMOROUS money or property that someone obtained in an illegal or dishonest way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
