(you) can't take it with you (when you go)

proverb A warning against materialism that alludes to the fact that you can't keep your money or possessions when you die. It doesn't matter how much money you make in your lifetime—you can't take it with you when you go. Quit buying so much expensive stuff! You can't take it with you!

See also: take

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

(You) can't take it with you.

Prov. Cliché Since you cannot take your wealth with you when you die, you ought to enjoy it while you're alive. Go ahead, splurge a little while you've got it. You can't take it with you. Henry: Sure, I spent a fortune on this car. Can't take it with you, you know. Rachel: And this way, you can share it with your friends.

See also: take

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

you can't take it with you

Enjoy material things while you're alive, as in Go ahead and buy the fancier car; you can't take it with you. This phrase gained currency as the title of a very popular play (1936) by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart and of the 1938 film based on it. [First half of 1800s]

See also: take

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

You can’t take it with you

sent. You cannot take wealth with you when you die. Enjoy it now. You can’t take it with you.

See also: take

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

you can't take it with you

It’s of temporal value; you may as well enjoy it now. This phrase dates from the early nineteenth century. Frederick Marryat used it in Masterman Ready (1841): “He was very fond of money; but that they said was all the better, as he could not take it away with him when he died.” The expression gained even wider currency when George Kaufman and Moss Hart used it as the title for one of their great comedies (1937).

See also: take

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

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can't take it with you
good accounting makes good friends
can-shaker
better a dollar earned than ten inherited
bad money drives out good
color of someone's money, see the
funny money
come into (some) money
come into money
be (right) on the money

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释义	(you) can't take it with you (when you go) (you) can't take it with you (when you go) proverb A warning against materialism that alludes to the fact that you can't keep your money or possessions when you die. It doesn't matter how much money you make in your lifetime—you can't take it with you when you go. Quit buying so much expensive stuff! You can't take it with you! See also: take Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. (You) can't take it with you. Prov. Cliché Since you cannot take your wealth with you when you die, you ought to enjoy it while you're alive. Go ahead, splurge a little while you've got it. You can't take it with you. Henry: Sure, I spent a fortune on this car. Can't take it with you, you know. Rachel: And this way, you can share it with your friends. See also: take McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. you can't take it with you Enjoy material things while you're alive, as in Go ahead and buy the fancier car; you can't take it with you. This phrase gained currency as the title of a very popular play (1936) by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart and of the 1938 film based on it. [First half of 1800s] See also: take The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. You can’t take it with you sent. You cannot take wealth with you when you die. Enjoy it now. You can’t take it with you. See also: take McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions you can't take it with you It’s of temporal value; you may as well enjoy it now. This phrase dates from the early nineteenth century. Frederick Marryat used it in Masterman Ready (1841): “He was very fond of money; but that they said was all the better, as he could not take it away with him when he died.” The expression gained even wider currency when George Kaufman and Moss Hart used it as the title for one of their great comedies (1937). See also: take The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: can't take it with you good accounting makes good friends can-shaker better a dollar earned than ten inherited bad money drives out good color of someone's money, see the funny money come into (some) money come into money be (right) on the money
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