| at
all costs |
at any expense
of time, effort or money |
| back
on one`s feet |
return to good
financial health |
| bet
one`s bottom dollar |
bet all one
has on something |
| bet
on the wrong horse |
base
one`s plans on a wrong guess about the results of something |
| born
with a silver spoon in one`s mouth |
born to wealth
and comfort, born rich |
| bottom
dollar |
one`s
last dollar |
| bottom
line |
last price,
minimum |
| break
even |
have expenses
equal to profits |
| break
the bank |
win all the
money at a casino gambling table |
| bring
home the bacon |
earn the
family living |
| burn
a hole in one`s pocket |
money that is
likely to be quickly spent |
| buy
off |
give money to
someone to stop them from doing their duty |
| cash-and-carry |
selling
something for cash only with no delivery |
| cash
in |
exchange
coupons or bonds for their value in moneyI |
| cash
in on |
make money
from an opportunity |
| cash
in one`s chips |
exchange or
sell something to get some money |
| cash
on the barrelhead |
money
paid in cash when something is bought |
| caught
short |
not have
enough money when you need it |
| cheapskate |
a person who
will not spend much money, a stingy person |
| chicken
feed |
a small amount
of money |
| chip
in |
contribute
money or pay jointly |
| clean
up |
make a lot of
money, make a big profit |
| cold
hard cash |
cash, coins
and bills |
| cook
the books |
illegally
change information in accounting books in a company |
| cut-rate |
sell for
a price lower than usual |
| deadbeat |
person who
never pays the money he owes |
| dime
a dozen |
easy to get
and therefore of little value |
| down
and out |
have no money |
| dutch
treat |
something
where each person pays their own share |
| face
value |
the worth or
price printed on a stamp, bond, note or paper money etc. |
| fast
buck |
money feel
wonderfulearned quickly and easily (and sometimes dishonestly) |
| feel
like a million dollars/bucks |
|
| flat
broke |
having no
money, penniless |
| foot
the bill |
pay |
| for
a song |
at a low
price, cheaply |
| fork
over |
pay, pay out |
| for
love or money (usually negative) |
for anything,
for any price |
| go
broke |
lose all one`s
money, have no money |
| gravy
train |
getting paid
more money than the job is worth |
| grease
one`s palm |
give a tip,
pay for a special favor or extra help, bribe |
| hand-out |
a gift of
money (usually from the government) |
| hand
to mouth |
having only
enough money for basic living |
| hard
up |
not have much
money |
| have
sticky fingers |
be a thief |
| highway
robbery |
charge a high
price for something |
| hit
the jackpot |
make a lot of
money suddenly |
| in
the black |
profitable,
making money |
| in
the hole |
in debt, owing
money |
| in
the red |
unprofitable,
losing money |
| keep
books |
keep records
of money earned and spent |
| kickback |
money paid
illegally for favorable treatment |
| lay
away money |
save
money |
| layaway
plan |
a plan in
which one pays some money as a downpayment and then pays a little
more when one can and the store holds the article until the full
price is paid |
| lay
out |
spend, pay |
| live
from hand to mouth |
live on little
money |
| live
high off the hog |
have the
best of everything, live in great comfort |
| loaded |
have
lots of money |
| lose
one`s shirt |
lose all or
most of one`s money |
| make
a bundle |
make a lot of
money |
| make
a killing |
make a
large amount of money |
| make
a living |
earn
enough money to live |
| make
ends meet |
have enough
money to pay one`s bills |
| make
money hand over fist |
fast and in
large amounts |
| money
to burn |
very much
money, more money than is needed |
| nest
egg |
money someone
has saved up |
| on
a dime |
in a very
small space |
| on
a shoestring |
with little
money to spend, on a very low budget |
| on
the house |
paid for
by the owner |
| pad
the bill |
add false
expenses to a bill |
| pass
the buck |
make another
person decide something, put the duty or blame on someone else |
| pay
an arm and a leg for something |
pay a high
price for something |
| pay
dirt |
a valuable
discovery, the dirt in which much gold is found |
| pay
off |
pay and
discharge from a job |
| pay-off |
bribe |
| pay
through the nose |
pay at a
very high price, pay too much |
| penny
for one`s thoughts |
tell someone
what you are thinking about |
| penny-wise
and pound foolish |
wise or
careful in small things to the costly neglect of important things |
| pick
up the tab |
pay the bill |
| piggy
bank |
a small
bank, sometimes in the shape of a pig for saving coins |
| pinch
pennies |
be careful
with money, be thrifty |
| pony
up |
pay |
| put
in one`s two cents |
give one`s
opinion |
| quick
buck |
money earned
quickly and easily (and sometimes dishonestly) |
| rain
check |
a promise to
repeat an invitation at a later date |
| rake
in the money |
make a lot of
money |
| red
cent |
the smallest
coin, a trivial sum of money |
| salt
away |
save money |
| scrape
together |
gather money a
little at a time |
| set
one back |
cost |
| shell
out |
pay |
| splurge
on something |
spend a lot of
money for something |
| stone
broke |
having no
money, penniless |
| strapped
for cash |
have no money
available |
| strike
it rich |
become rich or
successful suddenly or without expecting to |
| take
a beating |
lose
money |
| tighten
one`s belt |
live on less
money than usual |
| two
bits |
twenty-five
cents, a quarter of a dollar |
| (not
worth) two cents |
almost
nothing, something not important or very small |
| two
cents worth |
something one
wants to say, opinion |
