see the color of money



see the color of someone's money

Fig. to verify that someone has money or has enough money. So, you want to make a bet? Not until I see the color of your money. I want to see the color of your money before we go any further with this business deal.
See also: color, money, of, see

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Daw-Medieval English
EwoutAY-vowt, AY-wowtDutch
PattonPAT-ənEnglish (Rare)
TrevorTRE-vər (English)Welsh, English
Roni (1)-Hebrew
BastianBAHS-tee-ahnGerman