long green

long green

Money, especially a large amount of it. Primarily heard in US. Boy, I bet you had to lay down some long green for that new sports car, huh? How much long green is this repair job gonna cost me?
See also: green, long
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

long green

verb
See long bread
See also: green, long
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • long bread
  • over the long term
  • for (so) long
  • for long
  • will go a long way
  • long since
  • so long
  • go around Robin Hood's barn
  • enjoy a long run
  • take the long view
References in periodicals archive
Kate wore a long green coat and hat, and a gold shamrock brooch
When I decided that was enough, I dont recall any tears being shed since my prospects were likely to make the Long Green Line even longer at the back end.
Garnish with mint leaves and serve with long green chillies if you like your meals hot.
For extra heat, grill some pickled hot chilli peppers (the long green ones from a jar) alongside the sausages, and add one to each sandwich.
The 25.5km long Green Line will carry over 400,000 commuters daily between Surjani Town and city centre.
The Shakers' 1835 catalog from Enfield, Connecticut, listed Early Cluster, Extra Long, Long Green and Early Short Green.
Deford Jr., a personal friend of Wagner, agreed to be one of those cooperators, planted a vineyard on his family's Long Green Farm in 1965 and sold the grapes to the Wagners.
The gunman -- who was also photographed wearing a baseball cap with a sling bag, green sneakers with white soles, and either a puffy vest or long green coat -- has not claimed the shooting or given any indication of his motive.
Police have described the suspect as a European in his early forties with a shaved head covered by a cap, wearing a long green coat and possibly a bullet-proof vest.
She takes on the role of Miranda Wood in the sequel, which sees her star alongside Bruce Willis and Dame Helen, who nearly gave Zeta-Jones a run for her money in the fashion stakes with a figure-hugging long green dress.
Winner of the long green 4.7k course was Harrison McCartney (M16) taking 34.36 ahead of Harlequins club members John Embrey (M55 - 39.20) and Mike Baggott (M60 - 41.48).
In addition to the varied forms of their fruit, eggplants can be pure white, deep purple, long green, Turkish orange, mahogany-black or a variety from China that has purple skin with white stripes.
"By the Louvre, we shot one particular long green dress and we caused such a stir, we ended up with a crowd of about 50 people taking photos of us.
His come-uppance is a consequence of his mistaking a long green snake for a vine!
Mr Hinchcliffe was last seen wearing a brown knitted jumper and a long green wax type jacket.