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in the money

  1. Also, in the chips . Rich, affluent. For example, When he's in the money, he's extremely generous to his friends , or After that box-office bonanza, she's in the chips . The chips in the variant presumably allude to poker chips. [ Colloquial ; late 1800s]

  2. Placing first, second or third in a contest on which a bet has been placed, especially a horse race. For example, My luck held today, and I ended up in the money . [c. 1900]



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To take part in the money laundering ring, the release said that Song recruited around 15 people living in the Los Angeles area, mostly of Chinese descent and some who were in the country unlawfully.

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Jacob's mother Samantha Mallon says: "Any raise in the money is welcome, but it's still so far short of what we need and it's not addressing the safeguarding issues."

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He added: "Unless the government commit to fully funding the pay rise then it is likely that the NEU will register a dispute with the government on the issue of funding, and campaign to ensure every parent understands the impact of a cut in the money available to schools, and that every politician understands this too."

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"In the long term you'd think they'd put in the money to fix the problems rather than keep coming back, keep coming back. It's costing more money."

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And there was another reason Julian got to Margate double-quick: if Banksy chooses your wall for one of his drawings, you could be seriously in the money.

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