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Phrase(s): Cash is king.
Prov. It is best to keep one’s investment money in cash. (Said when the prices in the securities markets are too high. It is better to build up cash and wait for a break in the market.) • Things look a little pricey now. I’d say that cash is king for the moment. • I’m holding a little cash for a little bottom fishing, but I wouldn’t say that cash is king.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs