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money_talks

money talks

English

Proverb

money talks

It is easier to accomplish goals using money instead of just talk.

Usage notes

Here talk is used metaphorically to means “has actual effect, shows seriousness”, as in similar actions speak louder than words. Contrast with sense “empty words, without impact”, as in talk is cheap and talk the talk.

Derived terms

money talks, bullshit walks

Translations

it is easier to accomplish goals using money

Arabic:
Chinese:
Mandarin: 錢可通神 (zh), 钱可通神 (zh) ‎(qiánkě tōngshén), 錢能通神 (zh), 钱能通神 (zh) ‎(qiánnéng tōngshén), 金錢萬能 (zh), 金钱万能 ‎(jīnqián wànnéng), 有錢能使鬼推磨 (zh), 有钱能使鬼推磨 (zh) ‎(yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuīmò)
Esperanto: mono parolas
Finnish: raha ratkaisee

French: l’argent parle (fr)
German:
Hungarian: pénz beszél, kutya ugat (hu)
Japanese: 金が物を言う ‎(kane ga mono o iu), 地獄の沙汰も金次第 ‎(jigoku no sata mo kane shidai)
Russian: де́ньги реша́ют всё ‎(dénʹgi rešájut vsjó), де́ньги пра́вят ми́ром ‎(dénʹgi právjat mírom)
Spanish:
Turkish: para konuşur

See also

References

↑ The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, p. 212