Sitting on a mint ( a phrase building on the idea of a mint, a place where coins are made the wealth associated with it ) – meaning:having a large sum of money, possibly even a fortune; someone is very wealthy or sitting on a fortune.
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میلیاردر؛ خر پول؛ ثروتمند؛ روی گنج نشسته؛ مایه دار؛ متمول؛ دارای ثروت هنگفت
Example 1 👇
He's sitting on a mint after selling his company.
Example 2 👇
Don't worry about the bills, she's sitting on a mint.
Example 3 👇
They could retire comfortably; they're sitting on a mint.
Example 4 👇
It feels good to be sitting on a mint for a change.
Example 5 👇
FRANK: Well, it's a small world. Took he address—she's living up in Boston now. Susie Louise from Saratoga Springs. Our playwright's aunt, no less! —he brought her around last night haven't seen her in eighteen years.
GERGIE: Attractive?
FRANK: Widowed and sitting on a mint.
* The Country Girl - a play by Clifford Odets ( p. 33, printed paperback )
فرانک: خب، دنیای کوچکی است. آدرسش را داشته باش - اون الان در بوستون زندگی می کنه. سوزی لوئیز اهل ساراتوگا اسپرینگز. عمه نمایشنامه نویس ما، نه چیزی کمتر! - دیشب اونو آورد اینجا، هجده سال است که ندیدمش.
جرجی: جذابه؟
فرانک: یک بیوه که روی گنج نشسته ( خر پوله؛ مایه داره ) .
* گفتگوی انتخابی: از نمایشنامه # دختر روستایی، # اثر کلیفورد اودیتس ( ص ۳۳، نسخه چاپی )
