How do you use "Brass" in a sentence?

Have you got any brass on you? Where there's muck, there's brass.

Brass

Q: What does "Brass" mean?

Money (Northern British) Northern English slang for money, from brass coins. Often used in the phrase 'where there's muck there's brass.'

Slang Term British ★★★☆☆ Moderate Casual

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Significado: Money (Northern British)

钱（英国北部用语）

Dinero (norte de Inglaterra)

お金（イギリス北部の表現）

돈 (영국 북부 표현)

Northern English slang for money, from brass coins. Often used in the phrase 'where there's muck there's brass.'

英格兰北部俚语，指钱，源自黄铜硬币。常用于短语'where there's muck there's brass'（哪里有脏活，哪里有钱赚）。

Argot del norte de Inglaterra para dinero, derivado de las monedas de latón. Se usa a menudo en la frase 'where there's muck there's brass' (donde hay suciedad hay dinero).

真鍮の硬貨に由来するイギリス北部のお金を意味するスラング。「where there's muck there's brass」（汚い仕事には金がある）というフレーズでよく使われる。

영국 북부 지방의 속어로 돈을 뜻하며, 황동 동전에서 유래했다. 'where there's muck there's brass(더러운 일에 돈이 있다)'라는 표현에 자주 쓰인다.

Ejemplos

Have you got any brass on you?
你身上有钱吗？
¿llevas dinero encima?
お金持ってる？
돈 좀 갖고 있어?
Where there's muck, there's brass.
哪里有脏活，哪里有钱赚
donde hay trabajo sucio, hay dinero
汚い仕事には金がある
더러운 일에 돈이 있다.

Pronunciación

/brɑːs/

Guía de uso

Contexto: Northern England

Tono: colloquial

✓ Correcto

In Northern England
在英格兰北部使用
en el norte de Inglaterra
イギリス北部で使う
영국 북부 지방에서

✗ Incorrecto

Southern England formal
英格兰南部或正式场合不使用
En el sur de Inglaterra o en contextos formales
イギリス南部やフォーマルな場では使わない
영국 남부 격식체

Errores comunes

Regional term

Origen e historia

Northern English, from brass coins used historically.

Contexto cultural

Era: Industrial era

Generation: All ages

Social background: Working class

Pop culture: Northern dramas

Regional notes: Yorkshire, Lancashire.

Variaciones

BrassThe brass

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