| 单词 | to turn money away |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto turn money away (f) to turn money away and variants: to turn down a chance of making or acquiring money.In later use frequently as a result of being unable to meet demand. ΚΠ 1722 tr. M. de Cervantes Little Gypsy in Select Coll. Novels V. 19 Take Bribes, Master Judge, take Bribes, never be squeamish,..nor turn Money away when it is offer'd. 1788 Harris's List Covent-Garden Ladies 105 If any of our readers wishes to try a tune with her, he must pay for it; but she is not at all exorbitant in her demands, seldom wishing to turn money away. 1840 M. Graham Florence Graham iv. 38 It is but seldom I trow we have so much to do, that we need turn money away, because we don't like the looks of the customers. 1906 Smart Set Aug. 146/2 ‘There's not an order in the house,’ said the manager. ‘We've turned money away!’ 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. ii. iii. 329 Turning money away, my dear; capacity to the roof, ol' man. 2007 Wall St. Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 28 June The world continues to be awash in ‘liquidity’, the buzz word for lots of money at low prices. Private equity firms have to turn money away. < as lemmas |
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