do-re-mi

Related to do-re-mi: Do ray me

do-re-mi

slang Money. Primarily heard in US. Come on, you know I don't make enough do-re-mi to go on an extravagant trip like that.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

do-re-me

verb
See do-re-mi

do-re-mi

and do-re-me (ˈdoˈreˈmi)
n. money. (From dough.) It takes too much do-re-mi to live in this part of town.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • do-re-me
  • mi
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • out of one's
  • (I've) got to go
  • save someone's skin
  • (Have you) been OK?
  • other than
  • other than (something)
References in periodicals archive
The film's Do-Re-Mi scene was filmed in nearby meadow
S'appuyant sur des donnees issues de travaux ethnographiques, d'enregistrements de terrain, d'etudes linguistiques et de litterature multidisciplinaire, cet article pose la question : pourquoi do-re-mi est-elle l'heuristique privilegiee pour le ton de la langue yoruba ?
Now's your chance to see the live performance The unforgettable score features some of the most memorable songs ever performed on stage, including 'Edelweiss', 'My Favorite Things', 'Do-Re-Mi', 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain', 'So Long, Farewell' and of course, the title song, 'The Sound of Music'.
You have the potential to save your company a lot of time, money, and frustration--and you may be able to forgive me for having you sing or hum "Do-Re-Mi" for the rest of the day.
'I Can' was the theme song of one of Velazquez's most famous films in the 1990s, 'Do-Re-Mi', together with fellow '90s superstars Mikee Cojuanco and Donna Cruz.
Happy 81st birthday to the British-born leading lady who sang, acted and even played guitar on screen (learnt especially for Do-Re-Mi in The Sound Of Music).
The unforgettable score features some of the most memorable songs ever performed on stage, including Edelweiss, My Favorite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Climb Ev'ry Mountain, So Long, Farewell and of course, the title song, The Sound of Music.
Each of the many classic songs - The Sound of Music, My Favourite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Climb Ev'ry Mountain - fits perfectly into the story but what really makes the show is the brilliantly choreographed songs and dance routines between O'Byrne's Maria and her seven skilled young charges.
We ambled through the Diamond District - the city is one of the biggest diamond markets in the world - to the stone-clad train station which is more recently renowned as the site where a flash mob sang Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music.
Youngsters had to colour in the scene of Julie Andrews as Maria singing Do-Re-Mi to the children on the mountainside.
But a half-century after the hills came alive and launched countless rounds of "Do-Re-Mi," Plummer has changed his tune.
"My Favourite Things", "Do-Re-Mi", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", and "Edelweiss" were among the popular songs the audience sang along with.
And the charming songs involving the children - Do-Re-Mi and So Long, Farewell - were show stealers.
It has the timeless tunes "My Favorite Things,'' "Do-Re-Mi,'' "Sixteen Going on Seventeen,'' "The Sound of Music'' and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain.''
A la maison, je vivais intensement les recherches musicales de mon pere qui crapahutait entre le verbe, les do-re-mi et les khanates de sa voix pour donner naissance a ses fameux tubes.