see the colour of somebody's moneyspokenPAY FOR to have definite proof that someone has enough money to pay for something 确信某人有支付能力 ‘A whiskey, please.’ ‘Let’s see the color of your money first.’ “请来杯威士忌。” “让我们先看看你是不是有足够的钱。”
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