have/get your snout in the trough

Related to word: trough

Idiom

Definition

  1. To eagerly and often dishonestly obtain a share of money or other advantages that are being distributed.

    豪取油水(帶贬义)

    • The politicians were all scrambling to get their snouts in the trough with the new government contracts.

      政客們都在爭先恐後地想要從新政府合約中分一杯羹。

    • As the company started making profits, everyone wanted to get their snout in the trough.

      隨著公司開始盈利,每個人都想從中分一杯羹。

    • When the new subsidies were released, all sorts of organizations were eager to get their snouts in the trough.

      當新的補貼發布時,各種組織都急於從中分一杯羹。