| 单词 | to see the colour of someone's money |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto see the colour of someone's money P10. to see the colour of someone's money: to receive payment from someone; (also) to receive some proof that someone has enough money to pay for something and that payment is forthcoming. Also to show someone the colour of one's money: to provide such payment or proof. ΚΠ 1718 T. Gordon in Cordial Low-spirits (1750) 33 I have never seen the colour of Mr. Baskett's money. 1795 H. Cowley Town before You ii. i. 20 Sir, you have been in my lodgings fourteen weeks, and I have never yet seen the colour of your money. 1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy II. iii. 64 Messrs. Gascoigne and Easy paid their bill and rose to depart, but the padrone informed them that he should like to see the colour of their money before they went on board. 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xviii. 173 He had never seen the colour of my money. 1906 Women that pass in Night I. x. 142 The waiter soon saw the colour of my money, to the tune of one hundred and fifty francs. 1960 B. Kops Dream of Peter Mann 53 Going to the first ten lucky punters for a measly nicker—Show us the colour of your money. 1996 F. McGuinness Carthaginians (rev. ed.) v, in Plays: 1 354 Ring-a-ding, dear, ring-a-ding. Show us the colour of your money. 2010 Mirror (Eire ed.) (Nexis) 13 Aug. 28 His divorce attorney has certainly seen the colour of his money over the years. < as lemmas |
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