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
Atkin['ætkin]
TimothÉtee-mo-TEFrench
Saqui-Native American, Mapuche
Tezcatlipoca-Aztec and Toltec Mythology
ZoltÁNZOL-tahnHungarian
HrÓArr-Ancient Scandinavian