money talks en · X
Pronunciation
- /ˈmʌn.i tɔks/ (US)
- /ˈmʌn.i tɑks/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈmʌn.i tɔːks/ (UK)
Etymology
19th century, from earlier forms such as gold speaks (1666, in full, “Man prates, but gold speaks.”), as translation from Italian by Giovanni Torriano, in Piazza Universale di Proverbi Italiani: or, A Common Place of Italian Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, 179.
Meanings
-
Money or moneyed interests have power.
Money still talks — indeed, thanks in part to the Roberts court, it talks louder than ever. Still, ideas matter too, shaping both how we talk about society and, eventually, what we do.
2014 April 25, Paul Krugman, “The Piketty Panic”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:He illustrated the fact of money talking in the case of Mrs. Rita Warren who successfully stopped the showing of 1001 Danish Delights in a local Norwell theatre, yet was promptly arrested when attempting the same picketing in front of the more profitable Ben Sack "57" theatre to stop the showing of The Exorcist.
1974 February 9, “Tufts Porno”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 33, page 2:
Deriveds
money talks, bullshit walks · merit walks
Relateds
actions speak louder than words · talk the talk · almighty dollar · talk is cheap
Translations (25)
ta பணம் பத்தும் செய்யும் (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · eo mono parolas (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · he הכסף מדבר (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · ko 돈이 좌우한다 (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · cmn 有錢能使鬼推磨 /有钱能使鬼推磨 (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · de Geld regiert die Welt (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · fr l'argent parle (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · cmn 金錢萬能 /金钱万能 (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · ja 地獄の沙汰も金次第 (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · cmn 錢能通神 /钱能通神 (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · hu pénz beszél, kutya ugat (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · tr para konuşur (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · es la pela es la pela (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · ja 金が物を言う (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · de Bargeld lacht (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · ga bíonn urraim don airgead (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · ja 閻魔大王が下す地獄での判決も金次第では軽くもなる (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · hi पैसा बोलता है (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · es el dinero manda (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · es poderoso caballero es don dinero (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · fi raha ratkaisee (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · cmn 錢可通神 /钱可通神 (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · ru де́ньги реша́ют всё (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · ru де́ньги пра́вят ми́ром (it is easier to accomplish goals using money) · es por dinero baila el mono (it is easier to accomplish goals using money)