money for old rope

  • 11money for old rope — (Slang) profit that is attained without difficulty; reward obtained without any difficulty …

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  • 12money for old rope — Phrs. Easily attained profit or reward. Informal …

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  • 13money for jam — ► money for old rope (or money for jam) Brit. informal money or reward earned for little or no effort. Main Entry: ↑money …

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  • 14money for jam — phrasal Britain : something of advantage or profit gained with little or no investment or effort : easy money production grants … are money for jam, for they mostly benefit farmers who would in any event do the jobs Clyde Higgs * * * money for… …

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  • 15money — ► NOUN 1) a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. 2) wealth. 3) payment or financial gain. 4) (moneys or monies) formal sums of money. ● for my money Cf. ↑ …

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  • 16rope — rope1 W3S3 [rəup US roup] n [: Old English; Origin: rap] 1.) [U and C] very strong thick string, made by twisting together many thinner strings ▪ They tied a rope around my waist and pulled me up. ▪ The man was coiling a length of rope. 2.) the… …

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  • 17rope — 1 noun 1 (C, U) very strong, thick string, made by twisting together many threads of nylon or other material: They tied up the prisoner with rope. | a bell rope 2 know the ropes to know how to do all the parts of a job, deal with a system etc,… …

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  • 18money — [[t]mʌ̱ni[/t]] ♦ monies, moneys (plural) 1) N UNCOUNT Money is the coins or bank notes that you use to buy things, or the sum that you have in a bank account. A lot of the money that you pay at the cinema goes back to the film distributors...… …

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  • 19money — mon|ey W1S1 [ˈmʌni] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: moneie, from Latin moneta mint, money , from Moneta, name given to Juno, the goddess in whose temple the ancient Romans produced money] 1.) what you earn by working and can use to… …

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  • 20rope — [[t]ro͟ʊp[/t]] ropes, roping, roped 1) N VAR A rope is a thick cord or wire that is made by twisting together several thinner cords or wires. Ropes are used for jobs such as pulling cars, tying up boats, or tying things together. He tied the rope …

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