IdiomTopic: money

money talks

/ˌmʌni ˈtɔːks/INFORMAL · B2

Meaning

money gives people power and influence

Examples

1The wealthy donor got a private meeting; money talks.
2Money talks when the biggest sponsors choose the programme.
3The richest applicant got special treatment despite weaker qualifications; money talks.
4They changed the rules for their largest investor, which shows that money talks.
5Money talks: a generous donation secured access that ordinary members were denied.

Grammar

A complete clause with singular agreement. Normally keep the present-tense form talks.

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strapped for cashshort of money rolling in itvery rich splash outto spend a lot of money on something special a nest eggmoney saved for the future on a shoestringwith very little money money doesn't grow on treesmoney is limited, so you should not waste it

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