Money Idioms.docx
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MoneyIdioms
MoneyIdioms
Animal--Business--Colour--Food--Money
Choosetheidiomandclickonittogodirectlytotheexplanationandexample.
A
anteup,atallcosts
B
backonyourfeet,betyourbottomdollar,betonthewronghorse,bornwithasilverspooninyourmouth,bottomdollar,bottomline,breakeven,breakthebank,bringhomethebacon,burnaholeinyourpocket,buyoff
C
cash-and-carry,cashin,cashinon,cashinyourchips,cashonthebarrelhead,caughtshort,cheapskate,chickenfeed,chipin,cleanup,coldhardcash,cookthebooks,cut-rate
D
deadbeat,dimeadozen,downandout,Dutchtreat
F
facevalue,fastbuck,feellikeamilliondollars/bucks,flatbroke,footthebill,forasong,forloveormoney(usuallynegative),forkover
G
gobroke,gravytrain,greaseyourpalm
H
hand-out,handtomouth,hardup,havestickyfingers,highwayrobbery,hitthejackpot
I
intheblack,inthehole,inthered
K
keepbooks,kickback
L
layawaymoney,layawayplan,layout,livefromhandtomouth,livehighoffthehog,loaded,loseyourshirt
M
makeabundle,makeakilling,makealiving,makeendsmeet,makemoneyhandoverfist,moneytoburn
N
nestegg
O
onadime,onashoestring,onthehouse
P
padthebill,passthebuck,payanarmandalegforsomething,paydirt,payoff,paythroughthenose,pennyforyourthoughts,penny-wiseandpoundfoolish,pickupthetab,piggybank,pinchpennies,ponyup,putinyourtwocents
Q
quickbuck
R
raincheck,rakeinthemoney,redcent
S
saltaway,scrapetogether,setoneback,shellout,splurgeonsomething,stonebroke,strappedforcash,strikeitrich
T
takeabeating,tightenyourbelt,twobits,(notworth)twocents,twocentsworth
W
(not)worthacent,worthyoursalt
anteup
MEANING:
pay,produceanecessaryamountofmoney
EXAMPLE:
Ihadtoanteupalotofmoneytogetmycarfixed.
atallcosts
MEANING:
atanyexpenseoftime,effortormoney
EXAMPLE:
Heplanstogotoschoolatallcosts.
backonyourfeet
MEANING:
returntogoodfinancialhealth
EXAMPLE:
Mysisterisbackonherfeetafterlosingherjoblastyear.
betyourbottomdollar
MEANING:
betallonehasonsomething
EXAMPLE:
Iwouldbetmybottomdollarthattheaccountingmanagerwillbelateagaintoday.
betonthewronghorse
MEANING:
baseyourplansonawrongguessabouttheresultsofsomething
EXAMPLE:
Heisbettingonthewronghorseifhecontinuestosupporttheothercandidateformayor.
bornwithasilverspooninyourmouth
MEANING:
borntowealthandcomfort,bornrich
EXAMPLE:
Thestudentinourhistoryclasswasbornwithasilverspooninhismouthandhasneverworkedinhislife.
bottomdollar
MEANING:
yourlastdollar
EXAMPLE:
Hespenthisbottomdollaronsomenewclothestowearforhisjobinterview.
bottomline1
MEANING:
lineinafinancialstatementthatshowsnetincomeorloss
EXAMPLE:
Thebottomlineinthecompany'sfinancialstatementwasmuchworsethanexpected.
bottomline2
MEANING:
finalresult,mainpoint
EXAMPLE:
Thebottomlinewasthatwewereunabletoattendtheconferencebecauseofourbusyschedule.
breakeven
MEANING:
haveincomeequaltoexpenses
EXAMPLE:
Ourcompanywasabletobreakevenafteronlysixmonthsofoperation.
breakthebank
MEANING:
winallthemoneyatacasinogamblingtable
EXAMPLE:
Hebrokethebankatthecasinoandwalkedawaywithalotofmoney.
bringhomethebacon
MEANING:
earnthefamilyliving
EXAMPLE:
Ihavebeenworkinghardallmonthbringinghomethebaconformyfamily.
burnaholeinyourpocket
MEANING:
moneythatonewishesorintendstospendquickly(oftenforsomethingfrivolous)
EXAMPLE:
Themoneyhadbeenburningaholeinhispocketwhenhedecidedtogotothecasino.
buyoff
MEANING:
givemoneytosomeonetostopthemfromdoingtheirduty
EXAMPLE:
Theytriedtobuyoffthepoliticianbutherefusedtogoalongwiththeirplan.
cash-and-carry
MEANING:
sellingsomethingforcashonlywithnodelivery
EXAMPLE:
Wewereabletogetagoodpriceonasofainacash-and-carrydealatthefurniturestore.
cashin
MEANING:
exchangecouponsorbondsfortheirvalueinmoney
EXAMPLE:
Icashedinalargenumberofmysavingsbondsinordertogetsomemoneytobuyahouse.
cashinon
MEANING:
makemoneyfromanopportunity
EXAMPLE:
Theformerfootballplayercashedinonhispopularitytoopenaverysuccessfulrestaurant.
cashinyourchips
MEANING:
exchangeorsellsomethingtogetsomemoney
EXAMPLE:
Idecidedtocashinmychipstogetsomemoneytogobacktoschool.
cashonthebarrelhead
MEANING:
moneypaidincashwhensomethingisbought
EXAMPLE:
Ihadtopaycashonthebarrelheadfortheusedcar.
caughtshort
MEANING:
nothaveenoughmoneywhenyouneedit
EXAMPLE:
Iwascaughtshortandhadtoborrowsomemoneyfrommyfatherlastweek.
cheapskate
MEANING:
apersonwhowillnotspendmuchmoney,astingyperson
EXAMPLE:
Myfriendisacheapskateandwon'tevengotoamoviewithme.
chickenfeed
MEANING:
asmallamountofmoney
EXAMPLE:
Hissonalwayswantstoborrowmoneyandsaysthatitisonlychickenfeedbutlittlebylittleitaddsuptoalotofmoney.
chipin
MEANING:
contributemoneyorpayjointly
EXAMPLE:
Everyoneinourcompanychippedinsomemoneytobuyaweddingpresentforourboss.
cleanup
MEANING:
makealotofmoney,makeabigprofit
EXAMPLE:
Icleanedupatthehorseraceslastyearandstillhavesomeofthemoneyleft.
coldhardcash
MEANING:
cash,coinsandbills
EXAMPLE:
Ipaidforthestereoincoldhardcash.
cookthebooks
MEANING:
illegallychangeinformationinaccountingbooksinacompany
EXAMPLE:
Theaccountantwascookingthebooksforoverayearbeforehewascaught.
cut-rate
MEANING:
sellforapricelowerthanusual
EXAMPLE:
Wewenttoacut-ratefurniturestoretobuysomenewfurnitureforourapartment.
deadbeat
MEANING:
personwhoneverpaysthemoneyheowes
EXAMPLE:
Recentlythegovernmenthasbeenmakinganefforttosolvetheproblemofdeadbeatdadswhodon'tsupporttheirfamilies.
dimeadozen
MEANING:
easytogetandthereforeoflittlevalue
EXAMPLE:
Usedcomputersareadimeadozenandhaveverylittlevalue.
downandout
MEANING:
havenomoney
EXAMPLE:
Myfriendwasdownandoutforseveralyearsbeforehegotajobandstartedmakingmoney.
Dutchtreat
MEANING:
somethingwhereeachpersonpaystheirownshare
EXAMPLE:
WewenttothemovieasaDutchtreatsoitdidn'tcostmemuchmoney.
facevalue
MEANING:
theworthorpriceprintedonastamp,bond,noteorpapermoneyetc.
EXAMPLE:
Thefacevalueofthestampwasverylowbutinrealityitwasworthalotofmoney.
fastbuck
MEANING:
moneyearnedquicklyandeasily(andsometimesdishonestly)
EXAMPLE:
Thecompanytriedtomakeafastbuckonthepropertybuttheyactuallylostalotofmoney.
feellikeamilliondollars/bucks
MEANING:
feelwonderful
EXAMPLE:
AlthoughIhavebeensickforafewweeksIfeellikeamilliondollarstoday.
flatbroke
MEANING:
havingnomoney,penniless
EXAMPLE:
Iamflatbrokeanddon'tevenhaveenoughmoneytopaymyrent.
footthebill
MEANING:
pay
EXAMPLE:
Mysisterisfootingthebillforherdaughter'seducationsosheismakingsurethatshestudieshard.
forasong
MEANING:
atalowprice,cheaply
EXAMPLE:
Weboughtthecarforasongandwilltryandsellitforahigherprice.
forkover
MEANING:
pay,payout
EXAMPLE:
Iforkedoveralotofmoneyforthepaintingthatishangingonmywall.
forloveormoney(usuallynegative)
MEANING:
foranything,foranyprice
EXAMPLE:
Iwouldnotwanttohavetodothatman'sjobforloveormoney.
gobroke
MEANING:
loseallyourmoney,havenomoney
EXAMPLE:
Myunclestartedacompanylastyearbutitquicklywentbroke.
gravytrain
MEANING:
gettingpaidmoremoneythanthejobisworth
EXAMPLE:
ThejobwasagravytrainandImadealotofmoneywhenIwasthere.
greaseyourpalm
MEANING:
giveatip,payforaspecialfavororextrahelp,bribe
EXAMPLE:
Thewaiterwasgreasinghispalmattherestaurantuntilhewasfinallyfired.
hand-out
MEANING:
agiftofmoney(usuallyfromthegovernment)
EXAMPLE:
Afterreceivinghand-outsfromthegovernmentformanyyearstheyfinallyhadtomakemoneyontheirown.
handtomouth
MEANING:
havingonlyenoughmoneyforbasicliving
EXAMPLE:
Myfriendhasbeenlivingfromhandtomouthsincehelosthisjob.
hardup
MEANING:
nothavemuchmoney
EXAMPLE:
Hisbrotherishardupformoneyandalwayswantstoborrowsome.
havestickyfingers
MEANING:
beathief
EXAMPLE:
Thenewemployeehasstickyfingersandmanythingsinthestorehavedisappeared.
highwayrobbery
MEANING:
chargeahighpriceforsomething
EXAMPLE:
Theamountofmoneythatthecompanyischargingforitsservicesishighwayrobbery.
hitthejackpot
MEANING:
makealotofmoneysuddenly
EXAMPLE:
Wehitthejackpotatthecasinoandcamehomewithalotofmoney.
intheblack
MEANING:
profitable,makingmoney
EXAMPLE:
Ourcompanyhasbeenintheblacksinceitwasfirststarted.
inthehole
MEANING:
indebt,owingmoney
EXAMPLE:
Ithinkthatwearegoingintheholeinourattemptstomakeourbusinessprosper.
inthered
MEANING:
unprofitable,losingmoney
EXAMPLE:
Thecompanyhasbeenintheredforseveralmonthsnowandwillsoonhavetogobankrupt.
keepbooks
MEANING:
keeprecordsofmoneyearnedandspent
EXAMPLE:
Theaccountanthasbeenkeepingcarefulbooksofallthetransactionsinthecompany.
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