See a fool and his money are soon parted on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "First appears c. 1587 in the publication Defense of the Government of the Church of England as If they pay a penie or two pence more for the reddinesse of them..let them looke to that, a foole and his money is soone parted. An earlier 1573 quote by Thomas Tusser reads \"A foole and his money be soone at debate: which after with sorow repents him too late.\"",
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"word": "aux idiots l’argent file entre les doigts"
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"english": "Fools' money burns through their fingers",
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"sense": "it is easy to get money from foolish people",
"word": "aux idiots l’argent brûle entre les doigts"
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"roman": "kamo ga negi o shotte kuru",
"sense": "it is easy to get money from foolish people",
"word": "鴨が葱を背負って来る"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "it is easy to get money from foolish people",
"word": "dinheiro de tolo já sai do bolso"
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"code": "ru",
"english": "fool's pocket has a hole",
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"roman": "u duraká v karmáne dyrá",
"sense": "it is easy to get money from foolish people",
"word": "у дурака́ в карма́не дыра́"
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"sense": "it is difficult or unlikely that foolish people maintain their hold on acquired wealth",
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"word": "a fool and his money are soon parted"
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