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When something costs too much money, we say that it will break the ________

bank

When someone makes enough money for a family to live on, we say that they are ______ home the ________

bringing/ bacon

Money is a limited resource and should be spent carefully: money doesn't grow on ________

trees

born with a silver ___________ in your mouth: to be born into a rich family, to have been given everything you want

spoon

This idiom refers to something ridiculously expensive: it's daylight _________

robbery

To have just enough money to live on, without any to spare; to live from ______ to _______

hand to mouth

To save for a ________ day: to save money for a time when it might be needed

rainy

To get good value for your money: to get _______ for your buck

bang

A cash ________: used to describe a business or product that generates a continuous flow of income.

cow

to give some a ______ for their money: to give someone a challenge

run

Get along on a ________:To be able to live on a little bit of money by budgeting and limiting wants.

shoestring

To have money to _______/ having money ________ a hole in your pocket:To have money that you are eager to spend on frivolous things

burn/ burning

To have the Midas ________ : To have the ability to make money easily. A reference to the Greek myth of King Midas, who turned everything that he touched into gold.

touch

To have sticky _______: to be a shoplifter, pickpocket or thief

fingers

to hit the _______: to make a lot of money very suddenly

jackpot

If I had a ______ for every time that happened, I would be _________: This situation or thing happens often enough that the person would be rich if they were paid each time it happens.

(pound/ dollar/ euro)/ rich