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Where there is muck, there is brass

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worder | 21:49 Thu 25th Mar 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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Brass = money. It is a Northern colloquial term, used in Yorkshire and muck =muck. It means that it is possible to make a living or a profit from almost anything; it is wrong to dismiss anything as waste or of no value to anyone, or to overlook an opportunity for that reason. It is also said to people who adopt a snobbish attitude to those whose business is basic, one where you get your hands dirty. That business is just as worthy as one which involves wearing a smart suit and having no dirt !
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I've also heard of it being used to mean 'Where there are dirty industrial towns, there's money being made'.
17:21 Fri 26th Mar 2004

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