money

Idioms (30)

• cost an arm and a leg Informal · CEFR B1
  To be extremely expensive.
• pay through the nose Informal · CEFR B2
  To pay a far higher price for something than it is really worth.
• tighten your belt Neutral · CEFR B1
  To spend less money because you have less than before.
• in the red Neutral · CEFR B2
  Owing money or operating at a financial loss.
• make ends meet Neutral · CEFR B1
  To earn just enough money to cover your basic expenses.
• bring home the bacon Informal · CEFR B2
  To earn the money that supports a household.
• a rip-off Informal · CEFR B1
  Something that is far too expensive for what it is.
• break the bank Informal · CEFR B2
  To cost so much that it uses up all your money.
• foot the bill Neutral · CEFR B2
  To pay for something, especially something expensive.
• money doesn't grow on trees Informal · CEFR B1
  Used to remind someone that money is limited and hard to earn.
• tighten the purse strings Neutral · CEFR C1
  To become more careful and strict about spending money.
• bang for your buck Informal · CEFR B1
  the value or impact you get for the money or effort spent
• kill the goose that lays the golden eggs Neutral · CEFR C1
  to destroy a reliable source of future profit through greed or short-term thinking
• rob Peter to pay Paul Informal · CEFR C1
  to pay one debt by creating another
• penny wise, pound foolish Neutral · CEFR C1
  being careful with small amounts of money while wasting large amounts
• save for a rainy day Neutral · CEFR B1
  to put money aside for future emergencies
• nest egg Neutral · CEFR B2
  a sum of money saved for retirement or the future
• live paycheck to paycheck Neutral · CEFR B2
  to spend all of each salary before the next one arrives, with no savings
• go Dutch Informal · CEFR B2
  to share the cost of a meal or outing equally
• keep up with the Joneses Neutral · CEFR B2
  to try to match the lifestyle of the people around you
• put your money where your mouth is Informal · CEFR B2
  to back up your words with action, especially money
• to the tune of Neutral · CEFR B2
  amounting to a stated, usually substantial, quantity or sum
• cost the earth Informal · CEFR B2
  to be extraordinarily expensive
• down at heel Neutral · CEFR C1
  shabby, worn, or neglected in appearance, often because of poverty
• make a killing Informal · CEFR B2
  to earn a very large amount of money quickly
• on a shoestring Neutral · CEFR B2
  With very little money or an extremely limited budget.
• pick up the tab Neutral · CEFR B2
  to cover a bill yourself, often for a group after a meal or other outing
• live it up Informal · CEFR B1
  to celebrate or indulge freely, usually by spending more than usual
• sell like hot cakes Neutral · CEFR B1
  to be bought rapidly and in great numbers because many people want it
• money talks Neutral · CEFR B2
  financial power can strongly influence what people decide or do