not made of money

not made of money
not made of money
Fig. [of a person] not having a lot of money; not having an unlimited supply of money. •

I can't afford a car like that. I'm not made of money you know.

There is only so much they can pay. They're not made of money.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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