Tag: old money
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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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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…
