every man has his price

Idioms  

1. Any person can be bribed in some way, as in They had trouble persuading her to join, but when they offered her a car—well, every man has his price. This cynical observation was first recorded in 1734 but may be much older, and it applies to either sex.

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Example Sentences

But on another day he came back smiling sideways and confided to Mama that every man has his price.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Price always implies that an article is for sale; what a man will not sell he declines to put a price on; hence the significance of the taunting proverb that "every man has his price."

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

The whole scheme was based upon the belief that "every man has his price."

From True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office by Train, Arthur Cheney

Well, I believe myself that every man has his price.

From Hard Pressed by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)

All three of them are men who believe that every man has his price.

From In the Mayor's Parlour by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)