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UNIT 7-Money words and idioms

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