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those that have, get

those that have, get proverb: people who already have wealth and status are the most likely to acquire additional wealth and status (usually with the implication that the distribution of life's benefits and opportunities is unfair).

Proverb

those that have, get

  1. People who already have wealth and status are the most likely to acquire additional wealth and status (usually with the implication that the distribution of life's benefits and opportunities is unfair).
    • You may have heard the old adage about "those that have, get," and it is true. . . . The getting started on money-making is the hardest part.1917, Alice Walton, “Fortuna's Daughters”, in Good Housekeeping, volume 65, number 3, page 90
    • In the great capitalist tradition of "those who have, get," Vanderbilt's investment today returns rich dividends to his grandsons.1978 January 1, Sarah Booth Conroy, “Of Kingdoms, Principalities and Carolina Castles”, in Washington Post, retrieved 21 Jul 2015

Synonyms of those that have, get

Questions about those that have, get

What does those that have, get mean?
Those that have, get means people who already have wealth and status are the most likely to acquire additional wealth and status (usually with the implication that the distribution of life's benefits and opportunities is unfair).
What part of speech is those that have, get?
Those that have, get is a proverb.

Words near those that have, get in the dictionary

  1. those guys
  2. those ones
  3. those people
  4. those that have get
  5. those that have get more
  6. those that have, get
  7. those that have, get more
  8. those were the days
  9. those who can't do, teach
  10. those who can't, teach
  11. those who have get

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