man of means

A wealthy man. His extravagant spending habits led everyone to believe that he was a man of means.

See also: man, mean, of

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

a man of parts
a man/woman of parts
man of parts
fuzz man
man in the street
man in the street, the
man down
man of God
man of the cloth
man on the street

References in periodicals archive

Mr Taylor said he was 'a man of means' and had recently withdrawn the cash found on him from his bank.

Man acquitted of pub burglary has landlady ban lifted; order is quashed despite bizarre behaviour

"You as a man of means owed it to your community and relatives not to vanish without a trace for ten years," his heirs argued.

You be the judge

It seems that Harry--now a man of means who doesn't need to work--has been obsessed with Michel all those years, remembering every word of the sexually charged poems and surreal sci-fi stories Michel wrote for their high school paper.

With a Friend Like Harry ..

On the death of his father, first laird of Hawthornden, in 1610, he settled down on his Hawthornden estate, leaving law for literature and devoting himself to the life of a cultured and rather detached man of means.

Drummond, William

She claims that Derek's father is alive and is a man of means 'from a reputable family of Tom Mboya', and that his mother was only using him to increase her stakes in the estate.

Property tussle rocks VP Wamalwa's family

MAN OF MEANS: Millionaire Tony Banks was left shaken by life in Anfield

Inspiration amid despair

His transformation from gormless to man of means is one of the highlights.

Theatre review

Kidero is fairly a man of means who accumulated wealth gradually since his first employment in 1983.

EXPERT COMMENT: Innocent Kidero target of witch-hunt, attack by state

When Theresa announces she is bringing home her latest catch, a stockbroker called Simon (Ashton Kutcher), Percy runs a credit check and finds that Simon is a young man of means.

MOVIES: Learning to deal with dad; Comedy as young stockbroker pits wits against girlfriend's scheming father

词组	man of means
释义	man of means man of means A wealthy man. His extravagant spending habits led everyone to believe that he was a man of means. See also: man, mean, of Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: a man of parts a man/woman of parts man of parts fuzz man man in the street man in the street, the man down man of God man of the cloth man on the street References in periodicals archive Mr Taylor said he was 'a man of means' and had recently withdrawn the cash found on him from his bank. Man acquitted of pub burglary has landlady ban lifted; order is quashed despite bizarre behaviour "You as a man of means owed it to your community and relatives not to vanish without a trace for ten years," his heirs argued. You be the judge It seems that Harry--now a man of means who doesn't need to work--has been obsessed with Michel all those years, remembering every word of the sexually charged poems and surreal sci-fi stories Michel wrote for their high school paper. With a Friend Like Harry .. On the death of his father, first laird of Hawthornden, in 1610, he settled down on his Hawthornden estate, leaving law for literature and devoting himself to the life of a cultured and rather detached man of means. Drummond, William She claims that Derek's father is alive and is a man of means 'from a reputable family of Tom Mboya', and that his mother was only using him to increase her stakes in the estate. Property tussle rocks VP Wamalwa's family MAN OF MEANS: Millionaire Tony Banks was left shaken by life in Anfield Inspiration amid despair His transformation from gormless to man of means is one of the highlights. Theatre review Kidero is fairly a man of means who accumulated wealth gradually since his first employment in 1983. EXPERT COMMENT: Innocent Kidero target of witch-hunt, attack by state When Theresa announces she is bringing home her latest catch, a stockbroker called Simon (Ashton Kutcher), Percy runs a credit check and finds that Simon is a young man of means. MOVIES: Learning to deal with dad; Comedy as young stockbroker pits wits against girlfriend's scheming father
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