can-shaker
can-shaker
Someone who raises money for a particular place, event, or cause. The phrase alludes to collecting money in a can. Oh, the kids are out being can-shakers for their softball team today.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
can-shaker
n. a fund-raiser. (As if a person were holding a can for the solicitation of coins from passersby.) Fred was a professional can-shaker for a museum. Maybe he has some ideas as to how we can raise some money.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- be made of money
- (you) can't take it with you (when you go)
- can't take it with you
- collect (something) from (someone)
- collect from
- funny money
- color of someone's money, see the
- burn a hole in (one's) pocket
- embezzle
- embezzle (something) from (someone or something)