too rich for one's blood

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tooexpensiveorfancyto suit one'stasteorpreferences.1899,Horatio Alger, chapter 8, inMark Mason's Victory:"I don't care to rob you of this bread. Aunt Jane. It'stoo rich for my blood. . . . I'd rather take my supper at the cheapest restaurant on the Bowery."1903,Andy Adams, chapter 24, inThe Log of a Cowboy:"That's right, fellows," roared Lovell from his commanding position, as he jingled a handful of gold coins, ". . . and remember that nothing'stoo rich for our bloodto-day."1921,Zane Grey, chapter 5, inThe Mysterious Rider:"Smoke! Me? I'll give you a hoss right now for a cigar. I git one onct a year, mebbe.""Here's a box I've been packin' for long," replied Wade, as he handed it up to Billings. "They're Spanish, all right.Too rich for my blood!"2001June 24,Donald L. Barlett,James B. Steele, “The Empire Of The Pigs”, inTime:It was not just Oklahoma's subsidies that persuaded Seaboard to relocate. The Albert Lea work force was unionized; wages had risen to $19,100 a year—still $3,100 below their level in 1983, buttoo rich for Seaboard's blood.

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