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Значение идиомы filthy lucre
[filthy lucre] {n.}, {informal} Money, especially when thought ofas bad or shameful.
When the rich gambler tried to make Sarah marryhim, she said, “Keep your filthy lucre – I shall marry the man Ilove.”
– Sometimes used in a joking way.
“Come and let’s get ridof some filthy lucre.”





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