Meaning of money talks, bullshit walks | Babel Free

Definitions

Attempting to accomplish a goal by demonstrating possession of material resources will succeed, while attempting to accomplish the same goal through mere rhetoric will fail.

slang, vulgar

Examples

““You taught me a great expression a few years ago, Joey—don’t forget it yourself.” “What expression?” I asked. “Money talks—bullshit walks. Joey, the further away from the Chairman I get, the better I like it.””

“As my former congressman put it so inelegantly: "Money talks; bullshit walks."”

“First rule of the cold approach: money talks, bullshit walks. So Cal would tip the guy twenty dollars on a hundred-dollar tab.”

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