Money Idioms

Break even

• To be in debt or have negative financial status

• To neither make a profit nor incur a loss.

• To spend or cost more money than expected or planned.

• To be careful with money and spend it frugally.

Throw money down the drain

• To take money from one source to pay off a debt or obligation.

• A polite way of asking someone what they are thinking.

• To waste money on something unnecessary or unproductive

• To back up your words with actions or financial support.

Burning a hole in your pocket

• To back up your words with actions or financial support.

• Describing money that you are eager to spend.

• To neither make a profit nor incur a loss.

• To waste money on something unnecessary or unproductive

Money for old rope

• To take money from one source to pay off a debt or obligation.

• A reminder that money is not unlimited and should be spent wisely.

• Easy money obtained with little effort.

• To pay a high price for something.

Pinch pennies

• To be profitable or have money (opposite of "in the red").

• To earn enough money to cover basic expenses.

• To be careful with money and spend it frugally.

• To be in debt or have negative financial status

Cut your losses

• if you have a lot of money, you will have more power and influence than other people

• To take money from one source to pay off a debt or obligation.

• To stop investing in something that is unlikely to succeed to avoid further losses.

• To earn enough money to cover basic expenses.

Break the bank

• To neither make a profit nor incur a loss.

• To be in debt or have negative financial status

• To be profitable or have money (opposite of "in the red").

• To spend or cost more money than expected or planned.

Put your money where your mouth is

• To waste money on something unnecessary or unproductive

• To back up your words with actions or financial support.

• To stop investing in something that is unlikely to succeed to avoid further losses.

• To take money from one source to pay off a debt or obligation.

Rolling in dough

• To spend or cost more money than expected or planned.

• To have a lot of money.

• To pay a high price for something.

• to be very expensive

Cash cow

• Something that generates a continuous and large amount of money.

• To be in debt or have negative financial status

• To be profitable or have money (opposite of "in the red").

• A reminder that money is not unlimited and should be spent wisely.