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"_____ the bank" = cost too much
BREAK the bank
"____ the purse _______" = to control when and how money is spent
HOLD the purse STRINGS
"_____ money like _____" = to regularly spend large amounts of money
SPEND money like WATER
"___ your (own) ___" = to pay for yourself rather than let someone else to pay
PAY your (own) WAY
"___ through the ____" = to pay too much money for something
PAY through the NOSE
"Money doesn't ____ on _____" = money is limited
Money doesn't GROW on TREES
"___ your money where your _____ is" = to show by your actions and not just your words
PUT your money where your MOUTH is
Which idiom means to spend a lot of money on things that are not necessary?
 
have money to burn
 
modern day consumerism
 
money doesn't grow on trees
 
be laughing all the way to the bank
What does it mean to "make ends meet"?
to have just enough money to pay for the things you need
Name something that "costs a fortune"
*something very very expensive*
"Would you like to pay __ cash or __ card?"
in cash / by card
"____ a quick / fast buck" = to earn money quickly and easily, especially by doing something illegal or dishonest
make
"____ yourself" = to persuade people you're the right person for a job or situation
sell
"I can ... you a pencil if you forgot yours at home"
 
lend
 
borrow
"Can I ... a pencil? I forgot mine at home"
 
borrow
 
lend
To receive money as payment for the work you do: ____
earn
Which word has a similar meaning to "rent", but is for a short period of time?
 
hire
 
lease
 
borrow
 
buy
by using = __ means __
by means of
as a substitute for = __ place __
in place of
representing = __ behalf __
on behalf of
in return for = __ exchange ___
in exchange for
in order to help = __ aid __
in aid of
on the subject of = ____ regard __
with regard to
fitting appropriately with = __ keeping ____
in keeping with
because of = __ account __
on account of
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