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money

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COIN MONEY or MINT MONEY,

EASY MONEY,

FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED,

FOR LOVE OR MONEY,

IN THE CHIPS or IN THE MONEY,

MADE OF MONEY,

MARRY MONEY,

PUT ONE'S MONEY ON A SCRATCHED HORSE,

RUN FOR ONE'S MONEY,

SEE THE COLOR OF ONE'S MONEY,

SPENDING MONEY or POCKET MONEY.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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