Money vocabulary - C1.2 - C2.1

The ring he bought her must have cost him and arm and a(n) ____________.

• foot

• elbow

• leg

• hand

There's no such thing as ______________ money these days - you simply need to work hard to earn a living.

• light

• straighforward

• easy

• free

We were forced to contract the first car insurance provider we found and I have the impression we paid through our ____.

• chin

• mouth

• hands

• nose

You can buy this for ____ these days, so don't worry about spending a lot.

• peanuts

• nothing

• less than nothing

• beans

The family were poor and didn't have two cents to ____ together.

• squeeze

• rub

• stroke

• put

There seemed to be nobody else who'd be willing to pay, so in the end we had to ______ the money.

• foot out

• splash out

• fork out

• store out

We bought this computer on E-bay and it was ______ cheap - we spent less than half of our budget.

• dirt

• filth

• spill

• blur

Most people in this region live _____ and cannot afford any luxuries.

• on the rock bottom

• on a shoestring

• from hand to mouth

• on nothing

It is all very well to plan how much is going to be spent, but who is going to _____?

• foot the bill

• share in

• fork it out

• spill the beans

The company thought they'd found a way to make a fast ____, but their activity turned out to be agains the law and they had to stop it.

• sterling

• pound

• dollar

• buck