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Bet your bottom dollar
If you bet your bottom dollar on something, you are absolutely certain of it.
"Jack is very punctual. You can bet your bottom dollar he'll be here
at 9 o'clock on the dot."
Cost an arm and a leg.
If something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive!
"The house cost us an arm and a leg, but we have no regrets."
Tighten your belt.
If you need to tighten your belt, you must spend your money carefully.
"Another bill? I'll have to tighten my belt this month!"
Other side of the coin
When you want to mention a different or contradictory aspect of a
situation, you refer to the other side of the coin.
"The house is lovely and spacious, but the other side of the coin is that
it is far from shops and schools."
Go Dutch
To go Dutch with somebody means to share the cost of something,
such as a meal or a concert.
"Young people today tend to go Dutch when they go out together."
Feather your nest
To say of someone that they are feathering their nest is to say that
they are taking advantage of their position in order to obtain money
so as to have a comfortable life.
Feel the pinch
When someone feels the pinch, they begin to suffer from a lack of
money.
"With the drop in tourism, hotels and restaurants are beginning to
feel the pinch."
Hard up
If you are hard up, you have very little money.
"We were so hard up we had to sleep in the car."
Keep your head above water
. To keep one's head above water means to try to survive
by staying out of debt, for example a small business.
On the house
Something which is "on the house" is offered free of charge,
usually in a bar or restaurant.
"The new owner offered us a drink on the house."
Live beyond one's means
If someone lives beyond their means, they spend more money
than they earn or can afford.
"The cost of living was so much higher in New York that he was soon
living beyond his means."
To make ends meet.
To make ends meet means to have enough money to live on.
Look/feel like a million dollars If you look/feel like a million dollars, you look/feel extremely good.
"With a tan and a new hairstyle, she looked like a million dollars."
Money burns a hole in your pocket
To say that money burns a hole in somebody's pocket means that
they are eager to spend it quickly or extravagantly.
"As soon as she's paid she goes shopping. Money burns a hole in her
pocket!"
Money to burn
People who have money to burn have so much money that
they can spend it on anything they want.
Money doesn't grow on trees
To say that money doesn't grow on trees means that it is not
plentiful or easily obtained.
"Be careful how you spend your money David. It doesn't grow on trees
you know!"
Put money where your mouth
is To put money where your mouth is means to give financial support
to activities or causes that you believe are right.
Money talks
Money talks means that people with a lot of money have power
and influence.
Be paid peanuts
If you are paid peanuts, you have a very low salary.
"Anne has a very interesting job but she's paid peanuts.
Her salary is very low. "
Pick up the tab
If you pick up the tab, you pay the bill or pay the cost of something.
"There was a celebration lunch for the group and Bill picked up the tab."
Pretty penny
If something costs you a pretty penny, it costs you a lot of money.
"That new car must have cost him a pretty penny!"
Price oneself out of the market
If you price yourself out of the market, you charge such a high price
for your goods
or services that nobody buys them.
"He was so eager to make money that he priced himself out of the
market."
From rags to riches
If you go from rags to riches, you start off being very poor and
become very rich and successful
"By renovating old houses in the right places, he went from rags to riches."
Rake in the money
If you rake in the money, you make money in large quantities.
"Bob's business is so successful, he's raking in the money."
Rob Peter to pay Paul
If a person robs Peter to pay Paul, they pay one debt with money
borrowed from somewhere else, thus creating another debt.
"David borrowed money from a friend to cover his overdraft;
a typical case of robbing Peter to pay Paul!"
On a shoestring
If you do something on a shoestring, you do it with very little money.
"When I was a student I lived on a shoestring."
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