Money idioms Flashcards
1
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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