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1. A fool and his money are soon parted

   Meaning An imprudent person quickly loses money through bad judgement or exploitation. Usually judgemental and sometimes victim-blaming. Modern singular they can avoid the gendered his, though the traditional form…

   Also known as A fool and his money are easily parted · A fool and his money is soon parted · A fool and their money are soon parted

2. For love or money

   Meaning Under any circumstances or by any inducement, most often used after a negative. Usually appears in a negative clause. Outside that construction it may literally ask whether affection or payment is the motive…

   Also known as For love nor money · Not for love nor money · Not for love or money

3. The root of all evil

   Meaning … serious wrongdoing, corruption, or broader trouble grows. The biblical subject is covetousness or love of money, not money by itself. Regional use: Late Middle English biblical translation; now widespread…

   Also known as The love of money is the root of all evil

4. Where there's muck there's brass

   Meaning Dirty, unpleasant or unglamorous work can produce worthwhile profit or prosperity. Informal and often approving of practical enterprise, though it can also criticize profit made from pollution or squalor…

   Also known as Where there's muck there's luck · Where there's muck there's money