Discover 24 Crucial Money Idioms from Top TV Shows & Movies - Terms You Don't Want to Miss.

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money doesn't grow on trees meaning

money to be earned requires a lot of

effort example you should listen to our

parents and appreciate their hard work

because they're right money doesn't grow

on trees

Michael money doesn't grow on trees

it's a tough economy money doesn't grow

on trees but at least I understand that

money doesn't grow on trees money

doesn't grow on trees don't

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Easy Come Easy Go meaning if something

is easy to obtain then you are less

worried about losing it example I want a

lot of money at the casino last night

but lost it on my way out

oh well easy come easy go

easy come easy go easy come easy go easy

come easy go easy come easy go

easy come easy go

Easy Money meaning rewards progress or

other good results with little or no

effort

example today is easy money we just need

to read the checklist and make sure

nothing is broken then go home early

Easy Money drug money is Easy Money

easy money yes easy money it's easy

money

spend a fortune meaning to spend a lot

on something example I spent a fortune

to get an iPhone for my wife

three two one he's spending a fortune on

you Annika spends a fortune on lobbyists

you're about to ask me to spend a small

fortune I'm spending a fortune on Adams

I spend a fortune on Landscaping

cost an arm and a leg meaning costing a

lot of money example it would be best if

you visited that restaurant the food is

really good and it doesn't cost you an

arm and a leg

and it won't cost you an arm and a leg

must have cost you an arm and a leg huh

no this campaign is costing us an arm

and a leg this cost me a nominal

leg you cost an arm and a leg so let's

get to work

in for a penny in for a pound meaning to

complete a task despite the cost effort

and time involved example in for a penny

in for a pound we need to stay up all

night and get the report done since we

cannot turn it in half finished

three two one and for a penny and for a

pound well hidden for a penny in for a

pound in for a penny in for a pound in

for a penny and for a pound no matter

what we talked about you're in for a

penny ham for a pound

on the money meaning exactly correct

example what he predicted was right on

the money

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on the money right on the money right on

the money well speaking of owing the IRS

put a tax lien on the money they took

from me uh yeah you're right on the

money there Aaron

blank check meaning in modern times the

term blank check simply means that a

person is given the right to do whatever

they please

it also still retains its old meaning as

well example Roger was given a blank

check by Mr musk he could spend as much

as he wanted to implement the latest

driving technology

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blank check no

you're all just looking for a big blank

check in a hurry it's uh how about a

blank check

a quick Buck meaning to earn money

quickly and fast usually in an unethical

way example Jack is trying to make a

quick Buck by selling burgers on a busy

Street

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make a quick buck

it's maybe I can sell it for a quick

Buck just to make a quick Buck come on

there are plenty of things we could do

to make a quick Buck but that doesn't

mean we should there's got to be other

ways you can make a quick buck

bang for the buck meaning more value for

money example I recommend purchasing

grocery online

you'll get maximum bang for your buck

more bang for the

bucket to bang for your buck Factor

isn't there

all right boys more bang for the buck

you way more bang for your buck

High Roller meaning a wealthy person or

company who spends their money in a

risky way Often by making risky

Investments that can offer large rewards

example the only way to make large sums

of money is to make risky Investments

you need to be a High Roller in order to

afford that

Rolla a thousand dollars Barry your

friend is a high roller dorm rooms turn

into High Roller Suites

that's a high roller dog

well to do meaning rich and of good

social status example I was not born in

well-to-do family but I worked really

hard to reach this level

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I used to go out with a very handsome

young man well to do called Bob Thompson

listen Detective we are supposed to be

well to do the escort service that

Elizabeth worked for was relatively well

to do they weren't cheap girls it has

always been the privilege of the world

to those who use their business as

camouflage discontent is the luxury of

the world to do

Dirt Cheap meaning very cheap example

it's quite a useful book but luckily I

could buy it dirt cheap at a junk shop

this thing is dirt cheap they sell

Cubans there they're cheap yeah cocaine

is dirt cheap there one single airing

was a 700 AD buy so they're cheap Wow

rent must be dirt cheap

at a discount meaning at a lower price

than usual example I won't purchase an

Apple iPhone until I can get one at a

discount

three two one because you could get it

at a discount

at a discount at a substantial discount

you can get it from at a discount

Reggie had bought the Hideaway that same

afternoon

at a discount

cut Corners meaning economize on time

money materials or effort perhaps

unwisely example my mom often had to cut

Corners when we were kids in order to

feed all of us

three two one they cut Corners

everywhere but if we cut corners

so the mining company cut Corners you

don't cut corners

you do it the right way

wow they cut corners

make ends meet meaning to have adequate

money to manage expenses example we will

need to start saving money in order to

make ends meet

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I'm tired of having to take temp jobs

just to make ends meet the only guy out

there trying to make ends meet

Titan belt meaning to spend less money

that you used to because you have less

example buying a new car has cost us a

lot of money it has meant that we will

have had to tighten our belt for the

next few months

three two one I'll just have to uh

tighten my belt a little bit Fred

Andrews will have to tighten his belt so

I've made a list of places where we can

tighten our belts I'm not going to kick

you at times we're tough for a while

I really had to tighten our belts sure

you need to tighten your belt

head above water meaning

to succeed to survive in bad financial

example I have to work 60 hours a week

just to keep my head above water

I don't know how people do it

three two one

fine keep my head above water there's no

more striving to keep your head above

water remember I've been working for

extra jobs just to try to keep my head

above water just trying to keep my head

above water is proving more and more

difficult floating there with your

head above water and the rest of your

submerged in blackness

tied over meaning temporary help often

Financial example when I was at

University my mother always sent me food

Parcels to tide me over until my next

Grant check came

three two one tie it over

10 bucks to take me over just to tide me

over you know this should tide you over

for a while

Rat Race meaning to be following a

routine that is both exhaustive as well

as competitive example Marie has

struggled for a long time to come out of

the Rat Race for a very long time

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because technically he's given up the

rat race enjoy the rat race I am so

tired of the Rat Race beaches and parks

to let people escape the rat race and

Inspire the mind

pay as you go meaning a payment system

that allows you to pay right before a

service you use rather than later

example when it comes to mobile phone

contracts 7 out of 10 customers opt for

pay as you go plans

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pay as you go earnings you learn this is

a pay as you go

you can pay as you go you pay as you go

you can't take it with you meaning no

one takes their wealth to next world

after passing away example you can't

take it with you even though you love it

with all your heart

three two one you sit on it but you

can't take it with you who said you

can't take it with you

no one knows you can't take it with you

can't take it with you people ah loosen

up you can't take it with you rip off

meaning the act of stealing example I

can't believe I paid that much money for

that outfit

it was a rip-off

three two one even the office

we're about to graduation dance I just

don't understand how she can have the

entire world in her hand and then rip

off someone who's struggling

dollars to Donuts meaning an outcome

that is almost assured is called as

dollars to Donuts example I'll bet you

dollars to Donuts she won't accept his

marriage proposal

the dollars to Donuts

and I'll bet you dollars to Donuts this

one doesn't have them dollars to Donuts

you're being exposed to an irritant in

the air put your dollars to Donuts who

sucks at that too I'll bet you dollars

to Donuts they've already escaped thank

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