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UNIT 7-Money words and idioms

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  • Work for peanuts
    Do a ridiculous job
    Work for produce rather than money
    Work for only a little money
    Work in the circus
  • Flats in the city are always expensive but I had to pay through the ... for the one I wanted.
    head
    eye
    hand
    nose
  • Make ends meet
    To have enough money to pay for daily expenses (rent/food)
    To have enough money to pay for meat for the week
    Have enough money to pay for your funeral
    To have enough money to buy a house
  • That's money down the drain!
    Money wasted
    Money for water bills
    Money on a plumber
    Money spent quickly
  • Put their money where their mouth is.
    to show with words that you support something.
    to show by your actions you support something.
  • To be in the red
    To be rich in assets
    To have cash only
    To have extra money
    To be in debt
  • Costs an arm and a leg
    It's on sale
    It's free
    It's cheap
    It's expensive
  • Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
    Born rich
    Born with superpowers
    Born poor
    Born hungry for money
  • To go from rags to riches
    To die from business
    To buy lotto tickets regularly
    to go from poor to rich
    To go from rich to poor
  • Money is the ........ of all evil
    branch
    root
    roof
    plant
  • She's rolling in it!
    She's very generous
    She's very mean
    She's really wealthy
    She's really poor
  • Do something on a shoestring
    Do something cheaply
    Do something with borrowed money
    Do something and pay for friends
    Do something that is expensive
  • The shop wouldn’t accept a cheque or a credit card. They insisted on hard...
    money
    cash
    coins
  • I always prefer to pay my own ..., so you pay your bill and I’ll pay mine.
    way
    street
    road
    path
  • To have sticky fingers
    Somebody who steals
    Somebody who gives to charity
    To save money
    To lose money
  • Tighten your belt
    Spend less money
    Lose money
    Not have enough money for food
    Learn karate
  • Make a killing
    kill someone for their money
    make a profit
    Steal money
    Lose money
  • It’s the local council that has to decide whether to build a new college. It holds the ... strings.
    shoe
    purse
    bag
    wallet
  • She spends money like ......
    Water
    Christmas
    Wine
    Bread
  • Money doesn't grow on .....
    Plants
    Bushes
    The grass
    Trees