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Money Idioms

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  • A cash ________: used to describe a business or product that generates a continuous flow of income.
    cow
  • 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 save for a ________ day: to save money for a time when it might be needed
    rainy
  • 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
  • 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
  • Make ends _______: to have enough money to pay bills and other expenses.
    meet
  • To get good value for your money: to get _______ for your buck
    bang
  • When something costs too much money, we say that it will break the ________
    bank
  • to hit the _______: to make a lot of money very suddenly
    jackpot
  • Get along on a ________:To be able to live on a little bit of money by budgeting and limiting wants.
    shoestring
  • One man's ________ is another man's _______: what may be worthless to one person is valuable to another
    trash/ treasure
  • Pay through the _______: to pay a very high price: most likely too much
    nose
  • to give some a ______ for their money: to give someone a challenge
    run
  • born with a silver ___________ in your mouth: to be born into a rich family, to have been given everything you want
    spoon
  • 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
  • Not _______ of money: someone, often a working class person, who doesn't have a lot of money to pay for luxuries
    made
  • To have sticky _______: to be a shoplifter, pickpocket or thief
    fingers
  • To have just enough money to live on, without any to spare; to live from ______ to _______
    hand to mouth
  • To live beyond your _______:o spend more money than you can afford; living outside of your actual lifestyle or the lifestyle that you can afford.
    means
  • This idiom refers to something ridiculously expensive: it's daylight _________
    robbery
  • Money _______:Money gives people the power to get or do whatever they want, because it can influence a situation.
    talks
  • Money is the root of all _______:Money is to blame for the problems and wrongdoings in this world.
    evil