English Explanatory Dictionary

money won is twice as sweet as money earned

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. It is more enjoyable to obtain money by gambling than to obtain it by working.

Word forms

money won is twice as sweet as money earned

Etymology

From a line spoken by Paul Newman (as Eddie Folson) in the 1986 film The Color of Money.

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