FILTHY RICH

filthy rich: translation

filthy rich

1. Fig. very wealthy. •

I wouldn't mind being filthy rich.

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There are too many filthy rich people now.

2. Fig. people who are very wealthy. •

The filthy rich can afford that kind of thing, but I can't.

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I sort of feel sorry for the filthy rich.

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{adj. phr.} Extremely rich but without cultural refinement; nouveau riche. * /"The Murgatroyds are filthy rich," Ted complained. "They are rolling in money but they never learned how to behave properly at a dinner table."/

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FILTHY RICH

filthy rich: translationfilthy rich 1. Fig. very wealthy. • I wouldn't mind being filthy rich. • There are too many filthy rich people now. 2. Fig. peo... смотреть