单词 | money talks |
释义 | > as lemmasmoney talks j. money talks: money has greater significance than mere words; wealth brings with it power and influence. ΚΠ 1681 A. Behn 2nd Pt. Rover iii. 43 Money speaks sense in a Language all Nations understand.] 1880 G. H. Jessop & J. B. Polk Gentleman from Nevada i. 5 I ain't going to lay down no such hand as this—here money talks—one hundred dollars, I've the best hand at the table. 1905 ‘O. Henry’ in N.Y. World Mag. 12 Nov. 8/1 Money talks. But you may think that the conversation of a little old ten-dollar bill in New York would be nothing more than a whisper. 1956 A. Wilson Anglo-Saxon Attitudes ii. ii. 277 Yeah, he's on the Market... You know the sort of stuff. Money talks and so on. 1997 Earth Matters Winter 17/1 Money talks. If a developer asks an architect to build the cheapest, largest, quickest, it's quite difficult for them to say ‘I won't touch this’. < as lemmas |
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