for my/one's money
for my/one's money
In my (one’s) opinion or choice. This seemingly modern colloquialism actually dates from the mid-sixteenth century. Shakespeare had it in Much Ado about Nothing (2.3), “Well, a horn for my money when all’s done.” It is still current.
See also: money
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- ado
- much ado about nothing
- moon (is) made of green cheese, (and) the
- no love lost between them, there's
- there's something in the wind
- up one's sleeve, to have something
- pick a bone (with someone), to
- live like a prince, to
- when all's (is) said and done
- bet one's bottom dollar, one can