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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cassandra	kə-SAN-drə (English), kə-SAHN-drə (English), kahs-SAHN-drah (Italian)	English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Bratislava	-	Serbian
Alyssia	ə-LIS-yə	English (Modern)
Khasan	-	Chechen, Ossetian, Circassian, Ingush, Tatar, Bashkir
Nancy	['nænsi]
Tommy	['tɔmi]