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下面是关于名词money的习语和表达，它们比起和money的搭配显得更随意一些。但是，这些习语和表达在日常对话中很常见。每个习语或表达后面都有一个定义解释和两个例句，从而帮助你理解这些常见的习语表达。

 

1.Color of someone's money Definition: the amount of money someone has available

某人拥有的钱的数量

 Show me the color of your money and then we can talk.

先给我看看你有多少钱，再来跟我说话。

If we knew the color of the company's money we could make a better bid on the deal.

如果我们知道这家公司的资产数目，就可以对这次交易更好地投标了。

 

2.Easy money Definition: money that can be earned with little effort

轻而易举就能赚来的钱

Some people think that playing stocks is easy money.

一些人认为玩股票就能轻松赚到钱。

Unfortunately, there are few jobs are truly easy money.

不幸的是，能够轻松挣钱的工作少之又少。

 

 3.Front money Definition: money paid in advance of receiving something

接受某物之前付的订金

I'll need to put up $100,000 front money to get in on the deal.

我需要付十万美元的订金才能参与交易。

Always be suspicious of companies that ask for front money.

对于要求付订金的公司要持谨慎态度

 

4.Heavy money Definition: a lot of money

许多钱

Tom will bring heavy money into the company if he agrees to invest.

如果汤姆同意投资，他会把一大笔钱都投到公司里。

 They have heavy money. I'm sure they'll buy the house.

他们多的是钱。我相信他们一定会买下这栋房子的。

 

5.Hush money Definition: money paid to someone so that they don't provide information

以不泄露信息为条件付给某人的钱

Many people are paid hush money to not testify in court. It's illegal, but it happens.

许多人会收到封口费，好让他们不会在法庭上作证。这是违法的，但也确实存在这种现象。

The gang tried to pay the man off with hush money, but he was having none of it.

这个团伙想付给他封口费，但被他拒绝了。

 

6.Mad money Definition: money used to have fun, money to waste

为玩乐准备的钱

We've put away a few thousand dollars in mad money for our next vacation.

为了下个假期，我们准备了几千美元的私房钱。

Don't go to Las Vegas without some mad money.

别两手空空地去拉斯维加斯。

 

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