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WorksheetsIdioms About Money
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does "money burns a hole in my pocket" mean?
You feel that you need to spend your money at once.
Go away and stop bothering me.
a barrel of laughs, a lot of fun
People who enjoy the same things, do the same things together
Cost an arm and a leg
When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives.
When something is done badly to save money.
This idiom is used when something is very expensive.
This idiom is used to express "Don't make plans for something that might not happen".
My father worked hard all of his life (earning the family living).
passing the buck
paying through the nose
stone broke
bringing home the bacon
That man is (very rich) but he never likes to spend his money.
cut-rate
loaded
cooking the books
in the whole
The woman with the three children is having a difficult time to (pay her bills).
make ends meet
bet her bottom dollar
feel like a million bucks
make a bundle
to break even
to make a profit higher than in the previous year
to have no profit or loss at the end of a business activity
to break something without leaving sharp edges
to quit your business quickly before a crisis causes serious loss
"He promised to lower taxes if he got elected. Now let's see if he'll put his money where his mouth is." This idiom means:
To spend as little money as possible
People with a lot of money have a lot of power and influence.
To mean what you say not just talking about it.
To have a lot of money
Easy money means...
money that you get with little effort
a lot of money
to waste money
My money is on ... means
money well spent
a place where you find money
to bet on something, to think it will win
correct, exactly
Pocket money... means
easy money
to waste money
money earned with little effort
money for day-to-day, incidental expenses
Right on the money... means
Money for day-to-day, incidental expenses.
Correct, exactly right.
Money that comes from one’s effort. Well deserved.
Every year millions of ordinary working-class families invest their hard-earned money in package holidays.
The underlined idiom means...
To get a good value for the money you spent.
Correct, exactly right.
To waste money on a project or situation.
Money that comes from one’s effort. Well deserved.
Get your money’s worth... means
To bet on something, to think it will win.
To pay a lot of money for something.
To get a good value for the money you spent.
Throw money at something... means
To give money away.
To make a donation.
To waste money on a project or situation.
You paid less money than you thought you would have spent.
