lundi 7 avril 2014

Thematic Index of Idioms: Money

La lista de Idioms mostradas a continuación, competen al ítem sobre el Dinero:

Cost an arm and a leg Have money to burn
Live off the backs of sb Money for old rope
Break the bank Money for jam
Laugh/cry all the way to the bank Money talks
Not have a bean The smart money
Tighten your belt Spend money like water
Foot the bill Throw good money after bad
Take a bite out sth Throw money at sth/sb
In the black Not have a cent/penny to your name
Bleed sb dry/white Feather your nest
On the block A nest egg
Hold/keep body and soul together Pay through the nose for sth
A brass farthing Pay over the odds
Bread and butter Grease sb’s palm
On the breadline If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
A cash cow Pinch pennies
A fat cat Rob Peter to pay Paul
Not a/one red cent Feel the pinch
A blank cheque Dig deep (into your pocket)
Chicken feed Out of pocket
Call/cash in your chips Line your pockets
Take sb to the cleaners Poor as a church mouse
Cut your cloth A mess of pottage
Cut your coat according to your cloth At a price
The colour of sb’s money Everyone has their price
Earn a crust Every man has his price
Save for a rainy day Hold the purse strings
Down and out Loosen/tighten the purse strings
Down the drain Quids in
Go Dutch Rags to riches
A Dutch treat Riches to rags
Make ends meet Bet the ranch
Through the floor A king’s ransom
A fool and his money are soon parted In the red
Fool’s gold Into the red
A small fortune Out of the red
Strike gold Rich as Croesus
A gravy train Strike it rich
Under the hammer Highway/daylight robbery
Hand over fist Go through the roof
(live from) hand-to-mouth Hit the roof
Pass the hat (around) (the love of) money is the root of all evil
Keep your head above water Not have two nickels/pennies
Live high on the hog         to rub together
Blow a hole in sth When your ship comes in
Burn a hole in your pocket Put your shirt on sth
In the hole Lose your shirt
Bring home the bacon On a shoestring
Draw/pull in your horns Skid row
Bleed red ink On the slate
Keep up with the Joneses Wipe the slate clean
Make a killing A clean slate
Live like a king For a song
In the lap of luxury Pick up the tab
A licence to print money (down) on your uppers
There’s no such thing as a free lunch Keep the wolf from the door
A meal ticket  
 

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Sadness - Trouble - Money - Humiliation - Drinking
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See also:

¿Que son los Idioms? Particles List of Phrasal Verbs
Gramatica de un Idiom Lista de Términos Gramaticales
Importancia de los Idioms Common misspellings
Como aprender Idioms Irregular verbs List
Common Clichés Particles List of Phrasal Verbs
Common Slangs Abz Grammar Top Tips

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