E.g. a very rich and fortunate person offers you to use any amount of his wealth, however, either by or without saying, you will never want to use that person's money.
Learn English – a term for someone who either politely rejects an offer or doesn’t make use of something that has been offered to him
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One phrase often used in English is that of being "too proud" to accept help. I might offer a friend some assistance, but notice that he seems to feel a bit of shame that he needs help. When I get home, I might have this dialogue with my wife:
NOAD says:
On the other hand, maybe it has nothing to do with such pride; maybe you simply have a moral disagreement with the person making the offer. For example, suppose I need some help at Christmastime, and a friend of mine offers to give me some money, but I know this person is a drug dealer, so I don't want to use that money. In this situation, we sometimes use the expression tainted money (or ill-gotten money). Again, a conversation with my wife:
Macmillian says: