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Idioms About Money

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "money burns a hole in my pocket" mean?

a)

You feel that you need to spend your money at once.

b)

Go away and stop bothering me.

c)

a barrel of laughs, a lot of fun

d)

People who enjoy the same things, do the same things together

2.

Cost an arm and a leg

a)

When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives.

b)

When something is done badly to save money.

c)

This idiom is used when something is very expensive.

d)

This idiom is used to express "Don't make plans for something that might not happen".

3.

My father worked hard all of his life (earning the family living).

a)

passing the buck

b)

paying through the nose

c)

stone broke

d)

bringing home the bacon

4.

That man is (very rich) but he never likes to spend his money.

a)

cut-rate

b)

loaded

c)

cooking the books

d)

in the whole

5.

The woman with the three children is having a difficult time to (pay her bills).

a)

make ends meet

b)

bet her bottom dollar

c)

feel like a million bucks

d)

make a bundle

6.

to break even

a)

to make a profit higher than in the previous year

b)

to have no profit or loss at the end of a business activity

c)

to break something without leaving sharp edges

d)

to quit your business quickly before a crisis causes serious loss

7.

"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:

a)

To spend as little money as possible

b)

People with a lot of money have a lot of power and influence.

c)

To mean what you say not just talking about it.

d)

To have a lot of money

8.

Easy money means...

a)

money that you get with little effort

b)

a lot of money

c)

to waste money

9.

My money is on ... means

a)

money well spent

b)

a place where you find money

c)

to bet on something, to think it will win

d)

correct, exactly

10.

Pocket money... means

a)

easy money

b)

to waste money

c)

money earned with little effort

d)

money for day-to-day, incidental expenses

11.

Right on the money... means

a)

Money for day-to-day, incidental expenses.

b)

Correct, exactly right.

c)

Money that comes from one’s effort. Well deserved.

12.

Every year millions of ordinary working-class families invest their hard-earned money in package holidays.

The underlined idiom means...

a)

To get a good value for the money you spent.

b)

Correct, exactly right.

c)

To waste money on a project or situation.

d)

Money that comes from one’s effort. Well deserved.

13.

Get your money’s worth... means

a)

To bet on something, to think it will win.

b)

To pay a lot of money for something.

c)

To get a good value for the money you spent.

14.

Throw money at something... means

a)

To give money away.

b)

To make a donation.

c)

To waste money on a project or situation.

d)

You paid less money than you thought you would have spent.