💬 1. The idiom “money talks”
Meaning: Money holds great influence—wealth can sway actions and decisions en.wikipedia.org+15merriam-webster.com+157esl.com+15.
Origins:
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Concept traced back to Euripides (5th century BCE) and Erasmus (“talking power of money,” 1532), but the exact phrase “money talks” arose in the late 1800s/U.S., with attestations around 1883–1903 bachelorprint.com+2english.stackexchange.com+2idiomland.tumblr.com+2.
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Derived from earlier Italian proverb “gold speaks” (1666), translated by Giovanni Torriano phrases.org.uk+3english.stackexchange.com+3en.wiktionary.org+3.
Usage example:
“In political campaigns, money talks—those with large donations often steer the agenda.”
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