| 单词 | to be made of money |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be made of money c. colloquial. to be made of money: to be extremely rich, to be very wealthy. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > very or fabulously as rich as Crœsus1577 to be made of money1781 super-rich1901 stinking1945 loaded1948 mega-rich1980 mega-money1989 1781 Pennsylvania Packet 27 Sept. 2 If they do not [establish a recruiting fund], the battalion will be no more, for it will be impossible for any two officers to keep it up, unless they are made of money. 1849 D. W. Jerrold (title) A man made of money. 1876 A. Trollope Prime Minister III. xv. 254 You're living here in a grand house, and your father's made of money. 1895 Mrs. H. Ward Bessie Costrell ii. 35 You don't care, not you!—one 'ud think yer were made o' money. 1918 C. Mackenzie Early Life Sylvia Scarlett ii. ii. 292 He asked if I thought he was made of money and could buy top-hats like matches. 1967 E. Coxhead Thankless Muse iv. 103 ‘Then why don't we keep it?’ ‘You think Clare's made of money, I suppose?’ 1987 S. Eldred-Grigg Oracles Miracles vii. 134 Must think we're bloody made of money, throwing good butter away like it was last week's jerry can. < as lemmas |
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