Swiss bank account
English
editNoun
editSwiss bank account (plural Swiss bank accounts)
- (figurative) Any place considered safe or secure to put things in.
- 2014, Lionel Marti, La famille dans le Proche-Orient ancien, page 567:
- It seems that not only parents, but also husbands could have used the dowry as a kind of Swiss bank account.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Swiss, bank account.
Synonyms
edit- (any secure place): Swiss bank