where there's muck there's brass

where there's muck, there's brass

proverb There is profit to be made from the jobs that other people think are unpleasant and do not want to do. I started a portable toilet business because I knew that where there's muck, there's brass.

where there's muck there's brass

dirty or unpleasant activities are also lucrative. proverb

where there’s ˌmuck there’s ˈbrass

(British English, saying) used to say that somebody has made a lot of money from an unpleasant or a dirty business activity: When they saw his enormous house and flash car they looked at each other, both thinking ‘Where there’s muck there’s brass.’

Muck is dirt or mud. Brass is an old-fashioned word for ‘money’.

See also: brass, muck

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

teach a man to fish
it takes a village
village
change horses in midstream, don't
best-laid plans go astray, the
the best-laid plans
the best-laid plans go astray
the best-laid plans of mice and men
business before pleasure
for want of a nail

References in periodicals archive

My motto when it comes to business is 'where there's muck there's brass.' Hard work will always pay off.

Hard work will always pay off; Andy Needham, of Skelmanthorpe, is a director of Sheffield-based online retailer Approved Food. He is a passionate campaigner on issues around food waste and labelling - and he's a big Huddersfield Town fan

FLUSHED with success, this is the young leisure entrepreneur who plans to prove that where there's muck there's brass.

Cheers..!

WHERE there's muck there's brass, my granny always said.

hot metal; ROOMS LOOK TANTASTIC WITH A TOUCH OF BRONZE

Copper Saige pendant light, PS90, BHS WHERE TO BUY: balineum.co.uk, bhs.co.uk, cultfurniture.com, direct.asda.com, etsy.com/uk, furnish.co.uk, grahamandgreen.co.uk, made.com, miafleur.com, next.co.uk, very.co.uk, zarahome.com WHERE there's muck there's brass, my granny always said.

hot metal; ROOMS LOOK TANTASTIC WITH A TOUCH OF BRONZE

Brass side table, PS79, Made WHERE there's muck there's brass, my granny always said.

hot metal; ROOMS LOOK TANTASTIC WITH A TOUCH OF BRONZE

"Where there's muck there's brass," went the voiceover, as Ann Widdecombe glumly sifted through an ankle-deep stream of human effluence.

New car Kay-per not up to speed

"Where there's muck there's brass," brayed one workhouse boss, resplendent in his stove pipe, as he ordered Ann Widdecombe to shift through ankle-deep stream of human effluence.

IN MY VIEW

WHERE there's muck there's brass - and the dirty business currently enjoying boom times is the world of recycling.

Who says recycling is a load of old rubbish; a he's got his finger on edinburgh's pulse

* Just Drive (Where There's Muck There's Brass) is available from iTunes.

Alistair's driving up funds

Where there's muck there's brass, as the saying goes.

It's cheap, it's green, but it stinks; DAILY POST YOUR VOICE IN WALES

Where There's Muck There's Brass by the London Assembly's environment committee said the capital produces 22 million tonnes of waste each year.

Millions of homes could benefit from London rubbish

Coun Ian Ward (Lab, Shard End) said: "This proves the adage that 'where there's muck there's brass'.

First nappy recycling plant to be built in city

WHERE there's muck there's brass - and businessman Mick Crossan is living proof of that.

Muck of the Irish

WHERE THERE'S MUCK THERE'S BRASS THE council could offer the incinerator and clinical waste facilities to companies at a profit, birminghammail making money from the waste service to help cut council tax bills.

The end of weekly bin collections for Brum?

"WHERE there's muck there's brass" is more than just an old saying.

Treasures hidden in your trash; Check before you chuck

词组	where there's muck there's brass
释义	where there's muck there's brass where there's muck, there's brass proverb There is profit to be made from the jobs that other people think are unpleasant and do not want to do. I started a portable toilet business because I knew that where there's muck, there's brass. See also: brass Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. where there's muck there's brass dirty or unpleasant activities are also lucrative. proverb See also: brass, muck Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary where there’s ˌmuck there’s ˈbrass (British English, saying) used to say that somebody has made a lot of money from an unpleasant or a dirty business activity: When they saw his enormous house and flash car they looked at each other, both thinking ‘Where there’s muck there’s brass.’ Muck is dirt or mud. Brass is an old-fashioned word for ‘money’. See also: brass, muck Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: teach a man to fish it takes a village village change horses in midstream, don't best-laid plans go astray, the the best-laid plans the best-laid plans go astray the best-laid plans of mice and men business before pleasure for want of a nail References in periodicals archive My motto when it comes to business is 'where there's muck there's brass.' Hard work will always pay off. Hard work will always pay off; Andy Needham, of Skelmanthorpe, is a director of Sheffield-based online retailer Approved Food. He is a passionate campaigner on issues around food waste and labelling - and he's a big Huddersfield Town fan FLUSHED with success, this is the young leisure entrepreneur who plans to prove that where there's muck there's brass. Cheers..! WHERE there's muck there's brass, my granny always said. hot metal; ROOMS LOOK TANTASTIC WITH A TOUCH OF BRONZE Copper Saige pendant light, PS90, BHS WHERE TO BUY: balineum.co.uk, bhs.co.uk, cultfurniture.com, direct.asda.com, etsy.com/uk, furnish.co.uk, grahamandgreen.co.uk, made.com, miafleur.com, next.co.uk, very.co.uk, zarahome.com WHERE there's muck there's brass, my granny always said. hot metal; ROOMS LOOK TANTASTIC WITH A TOUCH OF BRONZE Brass side table, PS79, Made WHERE there's muck there's brass, my granny always said. hot metal; ROOMS LOOK TANTASTIC WITH A TOUCH OF BRONZE "Where there's muck there's brass," went the voiceover, as Ann Widdecombe glumly sifted through an ankle-deep stream of human effluence. New car Kay-per not up to speed "Where there's muck there's brass," brayed one workhouse boss, resplendent in his stove pipe, as he ordered Ann Widdecombe to shift through ankle-deep stream of human effluence. IN MY VIEW WHERE there's muck there's brass - and the dirty business currently enjoying boom times is the world of recycling. Who says recycling is a load of old rubbish; a he's got his finger on edinburgh's pulse * Just Drive (Where There's Muck There's Brass) is available from iTunes. Alistair's driving up funds Where there's muck there's brass, as the saying goes. It's cheap, it's green, but it stinks; DAILY POST YOUR VOICE IN WALES Where There's Muck There's Brass by the London Assembly's environment committee said the capital produces 22 million tonnes of waste each year. Millions of homes could benefit from London rubbish Coun Ian Ward (Lab, Shard End) said: "This proves the adage that 'where there's muck there's brass'. First nappy recycling plant to be built in city WHERE there's muck there's brass - and businessman Mick Crossan is living proof of that. Muck of the Irish WHERE THERE'S MUCK THERE'S BRASS THE council could offer the incinerator and clinical waste facilities to companies at a profit, birminghammail making money from the waste service to help cut council tax bills. The end of weekly bin collections for Brum? "WHERE there's muck there's brass" is more than just an old saying. Treasures hidden in your trash; Check before you chuck
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