long purse
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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To the general public a long purse is synonymous with high position—a theory dear to the heart of the "yellow" press and eagerly fostered in the preposterous social functions of screen drama.
From Etiquette by Emily Post
In trapping her victim, therefore, a sharp young matron is careful to let her choice fall on a plump specimen of the pigeon species—a pigeon with a long purse and little brains.
From Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) by Lucia Gilbert Calhoun
"Nay, your long purse is not always your short cut to justice, even in Rome," said Mr. Somerville.
From A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
She must either have a tremendously long purse or great persuasive powers to get them, for her salon is the only place outside the churches where one can hear them.
From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone
Fine clothes sometimes went with a long purse, and a long purge might do wonders to help the comfort of any prisoner in London, as well as the comfort of his keeper.
From The Mississippi Bubble by Emerson Hough
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