Benefits obtained in an evil manner or by dishonest means, as in They duped their senile uncle into leaving them a fortune and are now enjoying their ill-gotten gains. [Mid-1800s]
ill-gotten gains
| Idioms: ill-gotten gains |
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- ill-gotten
- gain (Idiom)
- ill (Idiom)
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- Do or Die (Crime Film)
- The Golden Fleece: Avengers (TV Episode) (1963 Spy Film TV Episode)
- The Safe Place: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Episode) (1958 TV Episode)
- Bonfire: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Episode) (1962 TV Episode)
- Bring on the Dancing Girls: F Troop (TV Episode) (1966 TV Episode)
- Hazzard Hustle: The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Episode) (1982 Action TV Episode)
- Targets - Daisy and Lulu: The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Episode) (1983 Action TV Episode)
