not be made of money
I'm not made of money
I don't have a lot of money. A set phrase said as a denial to a request for one to lend money to or purchase something for someone. I know you want the new phone, but the answer is no. I'm not made of money.
See also: made, money, not, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
not be made of money
COMMON People say they are not made of money to mean that there is a limit to how much money they are able to spend. This camera's second hand. I'm not made of money, you know.
See also: made, money, not, of
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
- be made of money
- color of someone's money, see the
- embezzle
- embezzle (something) from (someone or something)
- embezzle from
- can-shaker
- budget
- budget (something) for (something)
- budget for
- cash money