- Literally
- Money is either in the tongue of an informer or in the treasury of a Nawab.
- What it means
- Said of wealth being acquired through betrayal or retained only by those in ultimate authority.
Also said as
- આંખે મોર ને લાખે લેખાં, જાતે દહાડે કાંઈ ન દેખાં.
- હૈયા ફુટાના કર્મમાં હાથ ઘસ.
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