take your end

take your end
   American
   to accept bribes regularly
   Your end of the bargain:
    Chicago was a right town then. The fix was in. The dicks took their end without a beef. (Weverka, 1973)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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