Tag: come from money
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Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
Phrase: Born with a silver spoon in your mouth The average person is not lucky enough to have been born with a silver spoon in their mouth. Most of us have to work for everything we have. Sure, our parents try to give us everything they can, but eventually, there comes a time when we…
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Nouveau riche
WotD: Nouveau riche The nouveau riche are easy to spot once you know what to look for. Nouveau riche is French for the new rich and is used for people who have recently become wealthy. These people do not come from money and quite possibly come from lower social classes. For that reason, they tend…
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Build a better mousetrap
Idiom: Build a better mousetrap It sucks, I know, but most of us do not come from money, nor does money grow on trees for us. If, then, we would like to have a more comfortable life, with perhaps fewer money worries and possibly, dare I say it, a rainy day fund in the bank,…
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Come from money
Idiom: Come from money When some people were young, they dreamed of marrying someone who comes from money. Maybe they are married now and still dream of marrying someone who comes from money. Heck, I don’t know what people think – and I try not to judge people by what they believe, but I’m getting…
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Old money
Word of the Day: Old money Today, I have another idiom about money: old money, which refers to families that have been rich for many generations. As you can probably tell, I like talking about working, earning money, and talking about money in general. For example, Steve Jobs was rich, but he was an example of new…
