Two grands of green are here.

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I have no idea what 'grands of green' means.

Thanks, Mister.

The base sentence is from an old film called "Perfect Crimes." Based on the context, I think "two grands of green" refer to "two grands of green back."

Hi Angliholic

Are you sure 'grands' was used and not 'grand'?

Saying 'two grand' to mean 'two thousand dollars' would be a typical usage. Adding 's' to 'grand' would normally sound odd to my ear. However, the addition of "One for you and one for me" does help justify it.

I'd say the addition of 'of green' is a whimsical addition to the usual expression, and 'gre

Thanks, Yankee, for your info.

I'm not very sure if it's grands or grand because sometimes there are a few typoes in the subtite. Thank you for mentioning that. Speaking of which, I wonder why it's "two grand" instead of "two grands." Shouldn't we use the plural form?

We'd usually say 'two grand' for the same reason we say 'two thousand' (and not 'two thousands').

you indicate the number (two) and the unit (thousand)