every man has a price

proverb

Everyone can be bribed or corrupted for a certain price.

Meanings

proverb

alternative every man has his price

  1. idiomaticEveryone can be bribed or corrupted for a certain price.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 有錢能使鬼推磨 /有钱能使鬼推磨
  • 有錢能使鬼推磨 /有钱能使鬼推磨 (yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuīmó)proverb
German jeder Mann hat seinen Preis
  • jeder Mann hat seinen Preisproverb
Portuguese todo homem tem seu preço
  • todo homem tem seu preçoproverb
Russian у ка́ждого есть своя́ цена́
  • у ка́ждого есть своя́ цена́ (u káždovo jestʹ svojá cená)proverb
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