Billy Wilder

(1906—2002), Hollywood director

France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands, but you can't tear the toilet paper.

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bad paper

[bad paper] {n.}, {slang} 1. A check for which there are no funds in the bank. 2. Counterfeit paper money. * /Why are you so mad? - I was paid […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

tear down

[tear down] {v.} 1. To take all down in pieces; destroy. * /The workmen tore down the old house and built a new house in its place./ 2. To take […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

tear up

[tear up] {v.} 1. To dig a hole in; remove the surface of; remove from the surface. * /The city tore up the street to lay a new water pipe./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

money

[money] See: [COIN MONEY] or [MINT MONEY], [EASY MONEY], [FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED], [FOR LOVE OR MONEY], [IN THE CHIPS] or [IN THE MONEY], [MADE OF MONEY], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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put to sleep

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