take the money and run
take the money and run
Be satisfied with what you have achieved or won, and don’t try for more. This mid-twentieth-century saying was used as the title of Woody Allen’s hilarious 1968 film about a compulsive thief. The original allusion is lost, but other than referring to theft, it might well allude to one’s winnings at gambling.
See also: and, money, run, take
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- awesome!
- that's how (the way) the ball bounces/cookie crumbles
- don't change/swap horses in midstream
- get a kick out of (something/someone), to
- on top of the world, to be
- what do you know, (well)
- hard/tough act to follow
- come on board
- just don't/doesn't get it, you/he/she
- dream team