cookie jar
US /ˈkʊk.i ˌdʒɑːr/
UK /ˈkʊk.i ˌdʒɑːr/
1.
pote de biscoitos
a jar for keeping cookies in
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My grandmother always kept her homemade chocolate chip cookies in a ceramic cookie jar on the counter.
Minha avó sempre guardava seus biscoitos caseiros de chocolate em um pote de biscoitos de cerâmica no balcão.
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The child's hand was caught in the cookie jar.
A mão da criança ficou presa no pote de biscoitos.
2.
fonte de dinheiro ilícita, pote de biscoitos (figurado)
a source of money or resources that is tempting to take from, often illicitly
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The politician was accused of having his hand in the public's cookie jar.
O político foi acusado de ter a mão no pote de biscoitos público.
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He was caught with his hand in the cookie jar, taking money from the company's petty cash.
Ele foi pego com a mão no pote de biscoitos, pegando dinheiro do caixa miúdo da empresa.