A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

pink money • red money
pink money —money spent by people who are homosexual,
especially on entertainment: With the rise of the gay rights
movement, pink money has gone from being a fringe or mar-
ginalized market to a thriving industry in many parts of the
Western world. Cf.: grey pound —(UK) used of the economic
power of elderly people: The battle for the so-called “grey
pound” has become increasingly prominent in the insurance
market.
red money —(U.S.) 
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. money from the states whose residents
predominantly vote for the Republican Party, as contrasted
with “blue money” associated with the Democratic Party:
There are parts of upstate New York which are so red they
make Alabama look liberal. This is not one of those, but it
could give Kentucky a run for its red money. 2. money coming
specifically from communist China: Clinton’s policy served to
line the pockets of greedy corporate executives with red money.
The Clinton export policy has significantly upgraded the
nuclear firepower of the Chinese Army.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase red cent—(negat., emphatic) not a penny; no money at
all: You are asking me to donate money to the party and I’m
telling you I will not donate one red cent.
See also: black money / white money.
pivot man • pivotal man
pivot man —(Basketball) a player guarding second base: The
pivot man is facing mid-court, back to the basket, and with
feet spread for good balance. He must be extremely protective
of the ball.
pivotal man —
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. a prominent person; a key figure: He was
the pivotal man in my life who taught me the value of hard
work, social consciousness and the concept of fairy tale versus
reality. 2. (UK hist.) a man considered to have an important
role in the re-establishment of industry after the war of 
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him demobilized as a pivotal man.