money talks
idiom
—used to say that money has a strong influence on people's actions and decisions
In politics, money talks.
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But when the contracts are put on the table, money talks.
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
In the older, less polite trading floors of Wall Street there was an adage that may be paraphrased as money talks, male bovine excrement walks.
—Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
But money talks — with a lot more confidence than Brady did Sunday.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024
Yet money talks in Hollywood, and banks affected by the global financial crisis began pulling back from high-risk movie deals.
—Jodi Helmer, Fortune, 8 July 2024
Italian soccer is big business, but Europe is not the U.S., where money talks and everyone listens.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
Also, money talks, and there is evidence that women's sports fans are a lucrative and underserved market.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
There are two options to solve the debate: Up their pay (money talks) or introduce a hybrid work model.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2023
Still, money talks, and for the time being, no other country offers as much of it as China does.
—Luke Patey, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
In the older, less polite trading floors of Wall Street there was an adage that may be paraphrased as money talks, male bovine excrement walks.
—Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
But money talks — with a lot more confidence than Brady did Sunday.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024
Yet money talks in Hollywood, and banks affected by the global financial crisis began pulling back from high-risk movie deals.
—Jodi Helmer, Fortune, 8 July 2024
Italian soccer is big business, but Europe is not the U.S., where money talks and everyone listens.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
Also, money talks, and there is evidence that women's sports fans are a lucrative and underserved market.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
There are two options to solve the debate: Up their pay (money talks) or introduce a hybrid work model.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2023
Still, money talks, and for the time being, no other country offers as much of it as China does.
—Luke Patey, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
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“Money talks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20talks. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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