for my money
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7.4
- idiom
:
en mi opinión
- For my money, the most reliable polling data is the Real Clear Politics polling average.
- for my money, the wildest one
Examples
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It is the best film of the decade for my money.
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For my money, you can't beat an old school pushrod V-8 with a lot of displacement.
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Cut wide so I can get more for my money.
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I think 28 is OK, but for my money, not as useful as 24 or wider.
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For my money, this quote should be at the beginning of the article instead of embedded near the end:
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For my money, you're better off going with the raw data, as flawed as it is.
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For my money, these well-designed bathrooms are the best in the Long Wharf area.
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But for my money, it's one of the most heartbreakingly poignant and fearless works of art ever made.
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For my money, it's the best-written pre-game speech in cinematic history.
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For my money, the Biscuit's the greatest horse in the world.
Synonyms
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Said when you give your own opinion or experience
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Say that something is your own opinion in a slightly funny or defiant way
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4.1
To say what you think
How Opinionated
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase does not literally mean anything about currency; a B1 learner who knows 'for', 'my' and 'money' is unlikely to derive 'in my opinion' directly because the connection is metaphorical (money → value/judgement) rather than compositional. There is a loose, cross-linguistically attested pragmatic mapping (e.g. 'to my mind', 'pour ma part') that makes the expression partially transparent, but it still requires prior exposure to be reliably understood.
Etymology
The idiom for my money may come from betting, where people would literally put money on what they thought was best. So saying for my money today means 'in my opinion' or 'if I had to bet', and is a short way to give your personal view.