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A little learning (by Alan Townend) | About 'at bay/to bay'
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'Not for my money' #1 (permalink) Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:40 am   'Not for my money'
 

Hi,

I believe that 'Not for my money' could mean 'I don't think so'. Could you tell me how the connection is formed between money and opinion?

Another idiom involving money is 'put your money where your mouth is'. I guess the money here stands for a kind of action or commitment. Am I right? But I couldn't feel these two money(s) came under the same jenre. Could you help me with these?

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'Not for my money' #2 (permalink) Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:21 am   'Not for my money'
 

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I believe that 'Not for my money' could mean 'I don't think so'. Could you tell me how the connection is formed between money and opinion?

Interesting question. I’ll join it. Smile

For my money, he is one of the greatest British comedians of all time. (BNC)

Yeah… they use 'for my money' as 'to my opinion'…

Hmm. Maybe this is because for my money also and in particular can mean something like 'what is convenient for me'. (I heard ‘a man for my money’ in the meaning 'He is good for my business' or something like that.)

So, 'not for my money' in this sense = it's not convenient for me (to be my opinion).

Just a thought.
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'Not for my money' #3 (permalink) Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:45 am   'Not for my money'
 

I'll have a go at your second idiom:

An equivalent expression to 'put your money where your mouth is' is 'walk the talk', in other words, make sure that your actions match your words.
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'Not for my money' #4 (permalink) Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:01 am   'Not for my money'
 

Hi Haihao,

Just to check - the word is 'genre'. Both your expressions are clearly grounded on a financial basis and then have gone to have a general meaning as the two ladies have explained. That links the two. One could be totally pecuniary with both: 'not for my money' indicating if I had to spend money I wouldn't spend it on that. 'Put you money where your mouth is' suggesting that if you want to support my idea,then come on and put some money into it.' You could also say in that instance: 'Let's see the colour of your money'

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'Not for my money' #5 (permalink) Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:44 pm   'Not for my money'
 

Thank you all very much indeed. What you gave me is really full of help and inspiration.

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