money tree
Americannoun
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a fanciful tree that when shaken sheds coins or paper money.
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Informal. a good source of money, funds, or revenues; gold mine.
Example Sentences
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There was no existential crisis because you always had the ad money tree from search.
From The Verge ● May 3, 2022
“If you could shake the money tree of Hollywood and get financing to make short films, that’s great and good for you,” said Cummings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
But they added: "There is no magic money tree."
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2022
You could be a ficus or a money tree or Harry Potter yourself.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2021
Ella used to love watching her family’s money tree being brought out from their vault and trimmed when her mama or papa made a withdrawal.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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