单词 | you can't take it with you |
释义 | > as lemmasyou can't take it with you (d) colloquial. you can't take it with you and variants: used to refer to the impossibility of benefiting from earthly wealth after death. ΚΠ 1822 R. Morrison Dict. Chinese Lang.: Pt. III 376/3 When a man dies he cannot take it with him. 1841 F. Marryat Masterman Ready II. ii. 22 He was very fond of money; but that they said was all the better, as he could not take it away with him when he died. 1923 G. Arthur Let. 16 Sept. in Further Lett. from Man of No Importance (1932) 153 Mr. Gladstone, when a dead millionaire was held up for his admiration because he had left large sums for charities, said, ‘Thank him for nothing; he was obliged to leave it somewhere as he couldn't take it with him.’ 1937 G. S. Kaufman & M. Hart (title) You can't take it with you. 1952 A. Christie Mrs. McGinty's Dead vii. 48 ‘They inherited a little money when Mrs. McGinty died.’.. ‘Well, that's natural enough... You can't take it with you.’ 1977 J. Porter Who the Heck is Sylvia? x. 87 You're not short of the odd penny... And you can't take it with you, can you? 2002 J. McGahern That they may face Rising Sun (2003) 64 You have gathered a sight of money. What do you think you'll do with it? You can't take it with you. < as lemmas |
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