MORE MONEY THAN BRAINS

Meaning of MORE MONEY THAN BRAINS in English

rich but not intelligent or smart

He bought a house but didn't use it, rent it or sell it. He has more money than brains!

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

MORE MONEY THAN BRAINS — rich but not intelligent, money to burn, moneybags He bought a house but didn't use it, rent it or sell …
English Idioms vocab
THAN — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be bigger/smaller/worse etc than you had imagined ▪ The job interview proved to be much …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MONEY — I Commodity accepted by general consent as a medium of economic exchange. It is the medium in which cost , …
Английский словарь Британика
THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MORE — I. ˈmō(ə)r, ˈmȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective Etymology: Middle English more, moore, mo, from Old English māra (adjective), mā (adjective & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONEY — I. ˈmənē, -ni noun ( plural moneys or monies ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English moneye, from Middle French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRAINS — plural of brain present third singular of brain
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
Английский словарь Webster
THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MORE — — moreness , n. /mawr, mohr/ , adj., compar. of much or many with most as superl. 1. in greater …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONEY — — moneyless , adj. /mun"ee/ , n. , pl. moneys, monies , adj. n. 1. any circulating medium of exchange, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRAINS — n. intelligence, sense
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MONEY — I. ˈmə-nē noun ( plural moneys or mon·ies ˈmə-nēz) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English moneye, from Anglo-French moneie, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
Webster English vocab
MORE — adv with a verb or participle. 2. more ·noun a hill. 3. more ·noun a root. 4. more ·superl greater; …
Webster English vocab
BRAINS — the substance of an animal's brain used as food. → brain
Concise Oxford English vocab
THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MONEY — [mon.ey] n, pl moneys or mon.ies often attrib [ME moneye, fr. MF moneie, fr. L moneta mint, money--more at mint] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MONEY — a commodity accepted by general consent as a medium of economic exchange. It is the medium in which prices and …
Britannica English vocabulary
THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MORE — / mɔː(r); NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun (used as the comparative of 'much', 'a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MONEY — / ˈmʌni; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] what you earn by working or selling things, and use to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MORE — I. more 1 S1 W1 /mɔː $ mɔːr/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . [used before an adjective or adverb to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MONEY — mon ‧ ey S1 W1 /ˈmʌni/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: moneie …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MORE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 existing in a greater or additional quantity, amount, or degree (more problems than last …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MONEY — n. 1 a a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. b a particular form of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MORE — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 existing in a greater or additional quantity, amount, or degree (more problems than last …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MONEY — n. 1 a a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. b a particular form of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THAN — conj. 1. introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Oxford English vocab
MORE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. existing in a greater or additional quantity, amount, or degree (more problems than last …
Oxford English vocab
MONEY — n.1 a a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. b a particular form of this …
Oxford English vocab
THAN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use than after a comparative …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MORE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'More' is often considered to be …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MONEY — ( monies, or moneys) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Money is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MORE — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bit more/less ▪ Can we have a bit less noise, please? a little more/better/further …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MONEY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAN — preposition, [conjunction] - used to join two parts of a comparisonMy son is taller than my daughter.Susannah's car is bigger …
Cambridge English vocab
MORE — [determiner], [pronoun], [adverb] [not gradable] - a larger or extra number or amount (of)She kept on asking if I wanted …
Cambridge English vocab
MONEY — [noun] [U] - the coins or notes which are used to buy things, or the amount of these that one …
Cambridge English vocab
BRAINS — [plural] [noun]The animal's brains (= brain) were visible through the damaged skull.I hope the baby has his mother's brains (= …
Cambridge English vocab
THAN — See: LESS THAN, LESS THAN NO TIME, MORE THAN.
Slang English vocab
BRAINS — If you had as much brains as guts, what a clever fellow you would be! a saying to a stupid …
Slang English vocab
BRAINS — n. pl. Understanding, sense, mind, reason, intellect, capacity, intellectual faculties.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
MORE — INDEX: more/another 1. more of the same thing, or another one of the same things more than a number or …
Longman Activator English vocab
MORE — See ↑ MORE 1,2,4,4,5,6,6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be more than • ↑ no more than • ↑ no more/not any …
Longman Activator English vocab
MONEY — See ↑ MONEY 1,2,3,6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a lot of money • ↑ be in the money • ↑ big …
Longman Activator English vocab
MONEY
Longman Activator English vocab
BRAINS — See ↑ INTELLIGENT 4,10 ◆◆◆ • ↑ pick sb's brains • ↑ rack your brains
Longman Activator English vocab
BRAINS — n. 1) to blow one's ~ out ('to shoot oneself through the head') 2) the ~ to + inf. (does …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
THAN — See: LESS THAN, LESS THAN NO TIME, MORE THAN.
Словарь английских идиом
MONEY — {v. phr.} To solicit donations for a charity or a specific project. * /Our church is trying to raise the …
Словарь английских идиом
MONEY — â Uncointed money.-It is well known that ancient nations that were without a coinage weighed the precious metals, a practice …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
THAN — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) союз чем He is taller than you are. ≈ Он выше вас. I'd rather stay than …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MORE — 1. прил. 1) сравн. от much 1. , many 1. 2) более многочисленный; присутствующий в большем количестве, в большей степени, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MONEY — сущ.; ед. только 1) а) деньги for money ≈ за деньги to do smth. for money ≈ делать что-л. за …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRAINS — Brains Trust мозговой трест
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRAINS — (фигурально) рассудок, ум умственные способности (мн.ч.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRAINS — Разум
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BRAINS — Мозг
Американский Англо-Русский словарь

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