| 单词 | walking-around money |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswalking-around money walking-around money n. U.S. (a) cash carried to meet minor expenses, spending money; (b) money paid to political workers for expenses incurred while canvassing for votes, etc. ΚΠ 1917 Boston Evening Globe 28 June 6/7 Men thus qualified [to serve as barbers and tailors] can pick up a bit of ‘walk around’ money on the side after they're enlisted through Capt. Ralph Bradley,..enlistment officer.] 1927 Waterloo (Iowa) Evening Courier 5 Sept. 4/3 They now have 'outside men' who distribute cards of admission... They receive a commission on what is spent, in addition to what Broadway calls 'walking around' or expense money. 1930 Amarillo (Texas) Globe 14 May 4/3 With no attempt at secrecy, the ladies..slip a sheaf of bills under the table [to the men] for ‘walking-around money’. 1961 Manitowoc (Wisconsin) Herald-Times 25 Feb. 8 m Some agents have pocketed as much as $300 a week out of union funds for what they call ‘walking around’ money. This is supposed to cover their petty, incidental expenses. 1994 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 29 Oct. b5/2 It's flushing, walking around money—we know how the votes are turned out. 2005 Wall St. Jrnl. 8 July (Central ed.) c4/5 In movies, Wall Streeters are always peeling $100 bills from the rolls of walking-around money they keep in pocket or purse. < as lemmas |
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