made of money



made of money

Very rich, as in Afford a limousine? Do you think I'm made of money? This hyperbolic expression uses made of in the sense of "composed of," a usage dating from about 1200.
See also: made, money, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Naokinah-o-keeJapanese
Norwood['nɔ:.wud]
Dione (2)dee-AHNEnglish
Tianatee-AN-əEnglish
Labhrainn-Scottish
Justinas-Lithuanian