When a man becomes poor, the beggar in him will come out.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

money demanded for the return of a captured person

He descended to importuning his friends for loans.

He blackmailed the firm into paying him for keeping quiet.

The gigolo seduced a rich widow.

If we borrowed money from him, it would give him an opportunity to throw his weight about.

Your reckless spending will beggar your father.

The man took advantage of the master's absence to obtain money under false pretences.

As no one claimed the money, it was all given to him.

His friends tempted him into gambling.

He had had his fingers in the till for years.

Give him an inch and he'll take a mile [a yard].

Their marital rows stemmed from money matters.

I surprised him in the act of stealing money from the till.

A man waiting in ambush pounced on the bank clerk.

He also learns that an evil group is trying to reach the treasure.

It was greatly to his honor that he refused the reward.

It has been revealed that the city has been making unauthorized payments to its employees.

Having acquired a fortune, he has grown quite arrogant lately.

Masked men held up the passengers and robbed them of their money.

The man, pointing a pistol at a female bank clerk, demanded money.

He kidnapped [took away, carried off] the child and held him to ransom.

Three big men attacked him and stole his money.

The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage

The bumbler dropped his coins on the floor.

The court found him guilty of stealing money.

But the ship and its cargo are sold to pay off his debts.

The man confessed that he had robbed the old woman.

As nearly always happens with compulsive gamblers, he ended up losing everything he had [his whole fortune].

It is a foolish person who never says a wise thing

A fool may say a wise thing.