Swiss bank account

English

Noun

Swiss 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

(any secure place): Swiss bank

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