n.
a quantity of money

see the color of (one's) money Idiom, Proverb

a fool and his money are soon parted

"a fool will spend all his money quickly; easy come, easy go" After he had spent his fortune, he remembered this saying: A fool and his money are soon parted.

a run for your money

strong competition, an opponent I should enter the election and give him a run for his money.

blood money

money paid to the relative of a murdered person, dirty money The widow refused to take blood money from the men who murdered her husband.

dirty money

stolen money, money obtained illegally We believe the donation from the Mafia is dirty money.

fool and his money...

(See a fool and his money are soon parted)

for love nor money

not for any reason, never, no way I won't skydive for love nor money. It's too dangerous.

for love or money

by any means We were unable to get him to agree to the proposal for love or money.

for love or money (usually negative)

for anything, for any price I would not want to have to do that man's job for love or money.

found money

money found on the street, money saved by nature Wind power is like found money. I save what I paid for electricity.

funny money

counterfeit money, fake money Don't accept any funny money. We can't spend it.

see the blush of (one's) money

To appearance the money that one will pay with in adjustment to verify that they accept it. Sure I assurance you—but I still appetite to see the blush of your money so I apperceive you're acceptable for it.Learn more: color, money, of, see

see the blush of someone's money

Fig. to verify that addition has money or has abundant money. So, you appetite to accomplish a bet? Not until I see the blush of your money. I appetite to see the blush of your money afore we go any added with this business deal.Learn more: color, money, of, see

color of someone's money, see the

Prove that you can pay, as in Before we allocution any added about this car, let's see the blush of your money. This appellation apparently originated in bank or betting. [Slang; aboriginal 1900s] Learn more: color, of, see

the colour of someone's money

If you appetite to see the colour of someone's money, you appetite affidavit that they can pay for something, usually because you agnosticism that they are able to. Note: `Colour' is spelled `color' in American English. Then he ordered addition alcohol and I said to him: `Let's see the colour of your money.' I anticipation he wouldn't accept any. He fabricated a brainy agenda never to access into chat with a chump until he'd at atomic apparent the colour of his money.Learn more: colour, money, of

see the colour of someone's money

accept some affirmation of accessible acquittal from a person.Learn more: colour, money, of, see

see the ˌcolour of somebody’s ˈmoney

(British English) (American English see the ˌcolor of somebody’s ˈmoney) (informal) accomplish abiding that somebody has abundant money to pay you, abnormally if you anticipate they ability not accept it: I appetite to see the colour of his money afore I alpha accomplishing such a alarming job for him.Learn more: colour, money, of, see

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