Money idioms Flashcards

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Go for broke

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  1. to risk everything in the hope of having great success
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2
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To be broke

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  1. the state of having no or very little money
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3
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To be loaded

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  1. to be loaded with money: very rich
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4
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Break the bank.

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  1. to spend more money on something than you normally would
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5
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To laugh all the way to the bank.

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  1. to be amused and gratified with a forseen victory
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6
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To bank on something/someone

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  1. to depend on someone doing something or something
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7
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A cash cow

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  1. something set up that is guaranteed to bring in loads of money
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8
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Hard cash

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  1. money that is earned through the hard way or hard work
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9
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Blood money

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  1. money acquired through killing and what not
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10
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Easy money

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  1. a term used for a person who has a very easy job who usually doesn’t have to work hard.
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11
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Funny money

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  1. Counterfeit or fake money
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12
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Money talks

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  1. money talks is when you will pay a girl anything to do dirty
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13
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Money to burn

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  1. money to spend
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14
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To put your money where your mouth is

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  1. To want them to spend money to improve a bad situation, instead of just talking about improving it
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15
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To pay through the nose for something

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  1. to pay too much money for something
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16
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To cost an arm and a leg

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  1. very expensive
17
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To live from hand to mouth

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  1. To spend for living the money you gain the same day
18
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To be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

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  1. born in a rich family
19
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To bring home the bacon

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  1. the one that provides the money in the family
20
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A penny for your thoughts

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  1. worthless
21
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A pretty penny

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  1. a significant amount of money, or a high price on something
22
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A penny pincher

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  1. a stingy person
23
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to feel the pinch

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  1. to experience the effects of having less money
24
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Dirt poor

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  1. Having no money
25
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Filthy rich

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  1. to have an abundance of money and wealth
26
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to foot the bill

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  1. meaning to have to pay the entire amount of the expenses for the meal,trip,entertainment, etc.
27
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to earn a crust

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  1. you earn enough money to live on, especially by doing work you would prefer not to do.
28
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Money’s tight (at the moment)

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  1. we don’t have much money, we must be careful about expenditure
29
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To be really tight when it comes to money.

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  1. Cheap
30
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To hold the purse strings

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  1. to be in control of finances, to be responsible for spending money