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Money idioms

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which idiom means "to be poor"?

a)

have money to burn

b)

in the red

c)

to live in the lap of luxury

d)

to be on the breadline

2.

Which idiom means "to be rich"?

a)

to be hard up

b)

to be in the red

c)

have money to burn

d)

live hand to mouth

3.

What´s the correct idiom?

a)

money talks

b)

money speaks

c)

money says

d)

money tells

4.

What is the correct idiom to say "to be in debts"?

a)

to feel blue

b)

to be in red

c)

to be in black

d)

to be green with envy

5.

"To bring home the bacon" means:

a)

to earn money for a family to live on

b)

to earn plenty of money

c)

to earn enough to buy bacon

d)

not to have a job and not to earn any money

6.

Many people had to tighten their _________ during the pandemic.

a)

scarfs

b)

shoelaces

c)

belts

d)

sleeves

7.

Which idiom means "It was very expensive"?

a)

I had to cut my arm and my leg.

b)

I bought an arm and a leg.

c)

It was two-limb expensive.

d)

It cost me an arm and a leg

8.

Finish the idiom: "be without a penny to your_____".

a)

name

b)

family

c)

house

d)

cat

9.

When you don´t have money you are hard ______.

a)

out

b)

up

c)

on

d)

down

10.

"A penny saved is a penny earned" means:

a)

saving is wise

b)

earning money is not easy

c)

it´s close to impossible to save money nowadays

d)

it´s better to spend rather than save

11.

To share the cost of a meal in a restaurant is "to go_____"

a)

Mexican

b)

French

c)

Polish

d)

Dutch

12.

To save money for the time you will need it is "to save for a_______ day"

a)

frosty

b)

rainy

c)

snowy

d)

sunny

13.

Finish the idiom: "to be as poor as a___________"

a)

king´s horse

b)

church mouse

c)

street cat

d)

stray dog

14.

If you are born with a silver spoon in your mouth you are____

a)

born poor

b)

born unexpectedly

c)

born rich

d)

born in the kitchen