on the pad

== English == === Etymology 1 === As a reference to padding one's income. ==== Phrase ==== on the pad (police slang) Taking regular bribes. === Etymology 2 === From the sense of "to pad" meaning to practice highway robbery. ==== Alternative forms ==== upon the pad ==== Phrase ==== on the pad (archaic, slang) Practicing highway robbery; robbing travelers on the public roads. === Anagrams === phonated