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rake up

[rake up] {v. phr.} To expose; gather; bring to light. * /Let's forget about the past; there's no need to rake up all those old memories./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

rake off

[rake off] {v. phr.} To illegally expropriate part of a sum paid. * /The secretary-treasurer of the association has been caught raking off some of the membership dues./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

rake in

[rake in] {v. phr.} To realize great profits; take in money. * /Because of the heavy snowfall, ski lodge operators in the Rocky Mountains have been raking in the dough […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

kickback

[kickback] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} Money paid illegally for favorable treatment. * /He was arrested for making kickback payments./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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