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COLLOCATION: My partner and I can't ... to buy our own house because we don't earn enough money.

AFFORD

IDIOM: That yacht must have been really expensive. (ARM)

That yacht must have cost an arm and a leg.

IDIOM: We're overdrawn. (RED)

We're in the red.

IDIOM: Our friends spend more money than they can afford. (MEANS)

Our friends are living beyond their means.

COLLOCATION: I don't want to be a millionaire - I just want a good ... of living.

STANDARD

COMPLETE THE WORD: We'll have to take out a l... if we want to get our roof repaired.

LOAN

COLLOCATION: I need to ... my balance before I withdraw any more money.

CHECK

COLLOCATION: I use an app to m... my accounts.

MANAGE

COMPLETE THE WORD: Orla gives a small d... to her favourite animal charity every month.

DONATION

IDIOM: Don't spend all your money. It's hard work to make more. (GROW)

Don't spend all your money. It doesn't grow on trees.

COLLOCATION: I usually ... transfers and payments online.

MAKE

COLLOCATION: We live in a ... society where people are obsessed with buying things.

CONSUMER

COMPLETE THE WORD: My dad was given a fairly substantial l... s... when he retired.

LUMP SUM

IDIOM: My in-laws are extremely mean. (FISTED)

My in-laws are very tight-fisted.

COLLOCATION: My uncle went b... after only a year in business. He was unable to pay what he owed.

BANKRUPT

IDIOM: £300 for a pair of jeans? They aren't worth that. (RIP)

£300 for a pair of jeans? That's a rip-off!

COMPLETE THE WORD: We've got a limited b..., so we always try to go travelling out of the holiday season.

BUDGET

IDIOM: We'll never be able to buy a house unless we start saving. (BELTS)

We'll never be able to buy a house unless we tighten our belts.

COMPLETE THE WORD: My husband was caught speeding the other day, and he had to pay a f...

FINE

COMPLETE THE WORD: I had to pay a d... of two months' rent when I moved into my first flat.

DEPOSIT

COLLOCATION: The bank plans to cut ... rates to try and encourage people to borrow more money.

INTEREST

COMPLETE THE WORD: My bank charges a small f... international transfers.

FEE

IDIOM: We hardly earn enough to buy what we need. (ENDS)

We're struggling to make ends meet.

COMPLETE THE WORD: We called several companies to ask for a qu... before we had our bathroom done.

QUOTE

COMPLETE THE WORD: I'll be so glad when we've paid the final in... on our car.

INSTALMENT

COMPLETE THE WORD: I can't believe it - the bus f... gone up again!

FARE

COMPLETE THE WORD: Rob's grandfather left him some money in his w...

WILL