money talks

idiom

—used to say that money has a strong influence on people's actions and decisions

In politics, money talks.

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Ultimately money talks, but after their Profit and Sustainability rules (PSR) issues of the last couple of years, Leicester have to exercise caution. —

Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024 But when the contracts are put on the table, money talks. —

Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 In the older, less polite trading floors of Wall Street there was an adage that may be paraphrased as money talks, male bovine excrement walks. —

Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 But money talks — with a lot more confidence than Brady did Sunday. —

Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024 Yet money talks in Hollywood, and banks affected by the global financial crisis began pulling back from high-risk movie deals. —

Jodi Helmer, Fortune, 8 July 2024 Italian soccer is big business, but Europe is not the U.S., where money talks and everyone listens. —

Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024 Also, money talks, and there is evidence that women's sports fans are a lucrative and underserved market. —

Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024 There are two options to solve the debate: Up their pay (money talks) or introduce a hybrid work model. —

Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2023