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.

词组	take the money and run
释义	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 See also: 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
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