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To buy something for little money, especially for less than the money something is worth
Buy something for a song
A person is eager to spend money, normally in a wasteful manner
Burn a hole in one’s pocket
A basic means of support; source of livelihood
Bread and butter
To earn money for a family to live on
To bring home the bacon
Refers to a person who was poor and became rich
From rags to riches
Small amount of money
Chicken feed
Look extremely attractive or prosperous
Look like a million dollars
Owe money to somebody
To be in debt
Spend some money that you had put aside to use later
Dip into your savings
Be given some money, usually after a relative has died
Come into some money
To have just enough money to live on and nothing extra
Live (from) hand to mouth
You do it with a very small amount of money
On a shoestring
Very cheap
Dirty cheap
To be extremely rich
Be rolling in it
To earn a lot of money in a short time and with little effort:
Make a *******
To have just enough money to pay for the things that you need
Make ends meet
To cheat someone by making them pay too much money for something
Rip someone off
To save money for a time when it might be needed unexpectedly
Save/keep money for a rainy day
To spend less money than you did before because you have less money
Tighten your belt
Be extremely expensive
Cost an arm and a leg
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