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Phrase(s): pilfer something from someone or something
to steal something from someone or something. • Did you pilfer this money from your parents? • Who pilfered some money from the cash box?, Phrase(s): pilfer from someone or something
to steal from someone or a group. • The petty thief had pilfered from several merchants in town. • Someone has pilfered from the petty-cash drawer.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs