2008年2月10日 星期日

fat cats have money to burn.wine and dine

09.02. - London Restaurant Tempts Fat Cat Brokers

Despite the recent slump in the world markets it appears someone still has faith that London’s brokers and traders have money to burn -- or at least to wine and dine in style.

The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evxkx0I44va89pI4

fat cat noun [C often plural] DISAPPROVING
someone who has a lot of money, especially someone in charge of a company who has the power to increase their own pay:
The report criticised boardroom fat cats who award themselves huge pay increases.
fat cat bosses/directors

have money to burn
to spend a lot of money on things that are not necessary:
I don't know what her job is but she certainly seems to have money to burn.


The verb wine and dine has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: eat sumptuously

Meaning #2: provide with food and drink, usually lavishly

Entertain someone or treat someone to a fine meal, as in The company likes to wine and dine visiting scientists. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]

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