Money idioms Flashcards
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Go for broke
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- to risk everything in the hope of having great success
2
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To be broke
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- the state of having no or very little money
3
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To be loaded
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- to be loaded with money: very rich
4
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Break the bank.
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- to spend more money on something than you normally would
5
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To laugh all the way to the bank.
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- to be amused and gratified with a forseen victory
6
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To bank on something/someone
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- to depend on someone doing something or something
7
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A cash cow
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- something set up that is guaranteed to bring in loads of money
8
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Hard cash
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- money that is earned through the hard way or hard work
9
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Blood money
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- money acquired through killing and what not
10
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Easy money
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- a term used for a person who has a very easy job who usually doesn’t have to work hard.
11
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Funny money
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- Counterfeit or fake money
12
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Money talks
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- money talks is when you will pay a girl anything to do dirty
13
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Money to burn
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- money to spend
14
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To put your money where your mouth is
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- To want them to spend money to improve a bad situation, instead of just talking about improving it
15
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To pay through the nose for something
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- to pay too much money for something
16
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To cost an arm and a leg
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- very expensive
17
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To live from hand to mouth
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- 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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- born in a rich family
19
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To bring home the bacon
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- the one that provides the money in the family
20
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A penny for your thoughts
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- worthless
21
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A pretty penny
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- a significant amount of money, or a high price on something
22
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A penny pincher
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- a stingy person
23
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to feel the pinch
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- to experience the effects of having less money
24
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Dirt poor
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- Having no money
25
Filthy rich
25. to have an abundance of money and wealth
26
to foot the bill
26. meaning to have to pay the entire amount of the expenses for the meal,trip,entertainment, etc.
27
to earn a crust
27. you earn enough money to live on, especially by doing work you would prefer not to do.
28
Money’s tight (at the moment)
28. we don't have much money, we must be careful about expenditure
29
To be really tight when it comes to money.
29. Cheap
30
To hold the purse strings
30. to be in control of finances, to be responsible for spending money
