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🤖 Literally, in English

“There the chickens don't even peck the money.”

Там грошей і кури не клюють. Tam hroshey i kury ne klyuyut

“There the chickens don't even peck the money.” — Там грошей і кури не клюють.
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🤨 What does it ACTUALLY mean? →

🇬🇧 What you'd actually say

“They're absolutely rolling in it.”

also: “They've got money to burn.” · “There's more money there than they know what to do with.”

📖 Meaning
Said about people who have far more money than they need.
💡 Why it's funny
The measure of wealth is a chicken so spoiled it has stopped bothering with the money on the ground.
🧭 Closest English idiom
“Rolling in money.”
📝 Explanation
Usually said about someone else's household, with a mixture of envy and disapproval.

🧠 Learn

  • rolling in it (idiom) — very rich (informal) — купається в грошах “Since the sale they've been rolling in it.”
  • money to burn (idiom) — more money than one needs — грошей кури не клюють “He has money to burn.”

🗣 In context

У них там грошей і кури не клюють.

They're absolutely rolling in it over there.

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Questions people ask

What does “There the chickens don't even peck the money.” mean?

Said about people who have far more money than they need.

How do you say «Там грошей і кури не клюють.» in English?

Naturally: “They're absolutely rolling in it.”. The closest English idiom is “Rolling in money.”.

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