Deny work to the tailor to amass wealth? (4,4,7)
I believe the answer is:
line ones pockets
'deny' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with ownership as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'work to the tailor to amass wealth?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'work' could be 'line' (line can mean someone's profession or work) and 'line' is found within the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for line ones pockets that I've seen before include "Secretly make ready" , "get rich" , "Make a dishonest profit" .)