see dollar signs
idiom
: to see a way to earn money
Where other people saw junk, she saw dollar signs.
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Even immigrant workers who could end up deported see dollar signs in Trump’s promise to energize the industry.
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Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
When the friendly college-aged lifeguard Shane (Nick Robinson) notes that the poolside Snack Shack is up for summer rental, the boys see dollar signs.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
For the time being, there’s probably not much to be done about the fact that some companies see dollar signs in rising death tolls.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2023
But by the 19th century, new technologies like the mechanized production of cloth and the nascency of synthetic dyes—which made the color black slightly cheaper to render—helped businessmen see dollar signs in death.
—Katie Thornton, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2022
Administrators will see dollar signs and give in.
—Ralph Alvarado, WSJ, 3 May 2022
This rock crawling crowd has money to spend and automakers see dollar signs when adding special tires, wheels, cameras and features including special tow hooks.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2021
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Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
When the friendly college-aged lifeguard Shane (Nick Robinson) notes that the poolside Snack Shack is up for summer rental, the boys see dollar signs.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
For the time being, there’s probably not much to be done about the fact that some companies see dollar signs in rising death tolls.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2023
But by the 19th century, new technologies like the mechanized production of cloth and the nascency of synthetic dyes—which made the color black slightly cheaper to render—helped businessmen see dollar signs in death.
—Katie Thornton, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2022
Administrators will see dollar signs and give in.
—Ralph Alvarado, WSJ, 3 May 2022
This rock crawling crowd has money to spend and automakers see dollar signs when adding special tires, wheels, cameras and features including special tow hooks.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2021
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