That movie is dumb, but it's a big hit,

and the studio executives

will be laughing all the way to the bank.

We were living on a shoestring for a while

after our baby was born, but our situation has improved a bit.

A person supporting a family with his

or her earnings is called

Another idiom that has a similar meaning to breadwinner is

The con man made a living taking people

 to the cleaners with his scams.

A: She would do anything to get some money.

B: Yes, she would sell her own

I think it's high time you stopped throwing money down the

A: Was the car expensive?

B. It went for a song.

All I have to do in my job is answer

the phone occasionally —

it’s money for old rope.

Rags to riches is used to describe

a person's rise from a state of extreme

poverty to one of great wealth.

Paying over the odds is paying less than something is worth.

Cheap and cheerful is something expensive, but of bad quality.

If something breaks the bank, it is very expensive.

To be rolling in it is the same as to have money to burn.

Wow, their parents threw a great dinner

party. You could tell that

no expense was spared.