"every man has a price" meaning in English

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Proverb

Head templates: {{en-proverb}} every man has a price
  1. Everyone can be bribed or corrupted for a certain price. Synonyms: every man has his price Translations (proverb): 有錢能使鬼推磨 (Chinese Mandarin), 有钱能使鬼推磨 (yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuīmó) (Chinese Mandarin), jeder Mann hat einen Preis (German), todo homem tem seu preço (Portuguese), у ка́ждого есть своя́ цена́ (u káždovo jestʹ svojá cená) (Russian)

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