on the pad

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短语
  1. Taking regular bribes. slang
    — The badge showed that he was on the inspector's pad and the telephone numbers suggested that he had connections.
  2. Practicing highway robbery; robbing travelers on the public roads. archaic,slang
    — . I crown thy nab with a gage of bene-bowse, And stall thee by the salmon into the clowes; To maund on the pad, and strike all the cheats,

词形变化

upon the pad alternative

词源

词源 1
As a reference to padding one's income.
词源 2
From the sense of "to pad" meaning to practice highway robbery.
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