Some people worship the almighty dollar above all else.
almighty dollar
idiomThe dollar, satirically characterized as a god.
Origin
first recorded 17th c.Most sources hold this to be a coinage of Washington Irving, alluding to "Almighty God", although a Philadelphia newspaper also used the phrase at approximately the same time and Ben Jonson had used "almighty gold" in 1616 in Epistle to Elizabeth, Countess of Rutland.
The film criticised a society that bows down to the almighty dollar instead of helping the poor.
In his bitter farewell speech, the retiring senator warned that democracy itself was being sacrificed on the altar of the almighty dollar.
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a day late and a dollar short
Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
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bet one's bottom dollar
To be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough of something to wager everything.
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bottom dollar
The last of one's money; all of one's money.
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top dollar
The maximum amount of money that an item, service, or worker is worth; a very high price.