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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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What does this phrase means ?

" We have nothing to hide. There is total transparency in the committee and our conscience is clear. All the headlines about money trail story is false. Every pie is accounted for."

What does the phrase money trail story means in this sentence ?

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Hi, " We have nothing to hide. There is total transparency in the committee and our conscience is clear. All the headlines about the money trail story are is false.

— Clive

  • Hi, " We have nothing to hide.
  • There is total transparency in the committee and our conscience is clear.
  • All the headlines about the money trail story are is false.
  • " What does the phrase money trail story means in this sentence ?
  • It's a reference to the idea of following the movement of money, eg from one company to another, from one person to another, from one bank account to another, in order to find out what is really happening.
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Hi,

" We have nothing to hide. There is total transparency in the committee and our conscience is clear. All the headlines about the money trail story are is false. Every pie is accounted for."

What does the phrase money trail story means in this sentence ?

It's a reference to the idea of following the movement of money, eg fr
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Follow the money.

Financial transactions, bribery payoffs, money laundering - Sometimes these things are well hidden and sometimes they can be traced. Some investigators are skilled at following the money trail, or tracing the path which the money took in passing from one individual to another.

The newspaper headlines probably promoted some story about a scandal involving "
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