Pls help me express this thought

[anupumh]

Hi,

Please help me express this thought in english using an Idiom.

Recently my cousin had a lavish marriage, they are rich people so they organized a grand party, food was served in silver cutlery, etc etc.

Now I want to say that "the more money you have the more you can spend", in Hindi we have a phrase to express this, "the more the jaggery/sugar the sweeter will be the dish", what will the english equivivalent? How would I express this thought with an English Idiom?

Thanks

[Tdol]

It's not very colourful, but we could say 'no expense was spared'.

[anupumh]

It's not very colourful, but we could say 'no expense was spared'.

Sure we can say that, but I am looking for something more idiomatic, similar to what we have in Hindi "The more the sugar the sweeter the dish"...

[Barb_D]

"If you've got it, flaunt it"?

[anupumh]

"If you've got it, flaunt it"?

Thanks Barbara, but I am afraid it still does not meet my expectations. May be I am unable to explain the emotion behind the thought, cultural variations might also be playing a role here...

[Barb_D]

I think you're right in that there are cultural differences in play here.

In the US, it would be considered somewhat "vulgar" to show how much money you have by spending so much more money than necessary on a party. (We frown on "excess" although we sure seem to like to look at pictures in magazines that show celebrity weddings that cost more than my house. A bit of a conflict between what we say and what we do.