Unit 14 Flashcards
Become less
Diminish
Same distance from 2 places
Equidistant
Extremely large
Immense
Less than what you need
Meagre
Limited amount of sth (esp. food) that you are allowed to have
Ration
Money that someone receives due to sth bad
Compensation
Money in a single large payment
Lump sum
Legal transaction from bank so that you can afford accommodation
Mortgage
Agreement with bank that allows you to spend money when you have no money left
Overdraft
Give Sb money do not act against you
Buy off
Pay your business partner so you can control all of a business you owned together
Buy out
Buy large amount of st / all that is available
Buy up
Reach particular number/amount
Clock up
Each ppl give money so altogether can be used to buy st
Club together
Try to make people support you
Drum up
Get much larger
Mount up
Go to every part of something
The length & breadth of somewhere
Sit down
Take a load off one’s feet
Examine something carefully to improve in the future
Take a long, hard look
Receive good value
Get Sb’s money worth
Show by actions & not by words to show that you support st
Put your money where your mouth is
To be considered lower in value, qualify or importance than one, two,… Things mentioned
Come a poor 2nd, 3rd,…
Encourage everyone to have equal amount of st
Share and share alike
System used in car park in which you buy ticket and stick it on your car
Pay and display
Exist in only small amounts
Thin on the ground
Lose strength and feel you will fall over
Week at the knees
To gain no profit or loss
Break even
You can’t choose between two things because they are equal
It’s as broad as its long
Try to be rich/successful / etc. As your neighbors
Keep up with the Joneses
Obtain money, esp. dishonestly
Line your pockets.
Include every part of particular thing
Lock, stock & barrel
2 things are equal
6 of 1 & half a dozen
