MONEY by

Viktoria Levchenko

vikapanda — 2013-04-10 20:31:19 UTC

My dear students! Our current topic is money.

Find 1-2 interesting money idioms

and provide sentences to illustrate their meaning.

E.g. be right on the money=to be exactly right

Her guess was right on the money.

Tina Pham

2013-04-13 17:38:24 UTC

pour money down the drain= to misuse or throw away money

Our company has poured money down the drain with its investments in the bakcrupt firm

get a run for one's money=to receive a challenge

Our big company is getting a run for its money from the small-sized yet innovative competitor

Sonya Evtjushina

2013-04-13 19:14:23 UTC

chip in (money)

- to contribute money for something, to pay jointly for something

Everybody in our office chipped in some money to buy a wedding present for our boss.

for my money

- used before you say something to show that it is your opinion

"For my money, I believe that the new company policy will not be successful."

Irina Kharitonova

2013-04-13 19:21:44 UTC

have money to burn = to have very much money, to have more money than is needed

My aunt has money to burn and she is always travelling somewhere.

make good money = to earn a large amount of money

My friend makes good money at his new job

Daria Sarafanova

2013-04-14 06:43:32 UTC

To put one's money where one's mouth is

-It means that a person is challenged to

stop talking about something and to actually start acting.

Example:

I have to put my money where my mouth is and start building this business I have always talked about with my friends.

Money to burn

-To have a lot of money to spend on things that are not necessary

Example:

They buy a new car every year. They must have money to burn.

Kamilla Noman

2013-04-14 08:58:01 UTC

Blood money = Money that has been gained from the death of another person The assassin was paid his blood money.

Money doesn't grow on trees = Money isn't that easy to come by

We can't afford to buy a house, a car and a yacht all at once,, money doesn't grow on trees.

Evgeniya Podlovilina

2013-04-14 09:13:21 UTC

Money talks = Money which can influence what is done or how it is done.

He wasn't a well-qualified specialist to take a good job, but money talks, so of course he took it.

Throw money around = To spend money on things that are not necessary.

I'm not surprised that she hasn't got any saving, because she always throw money around.

Moliy Gleb

2013-04-14 10:47:07 UTC

bottom dollar=one`s last dollar

The man spent his bottom dollar on some new clothes to wear for his job interview.

Moliy Gleb

2013-04-14 10:49:57 UTC

bottom dollar=one`s last dollar

The man spent his bottom dollar on some new clothes to wear for his job interview.

for my money=used before you say something to show that it is your opinion

For my money, I believe that the new company policy will not be successful.

(not) for love or money= not for anything, not for any price

I would not want to have that man's job for love or money.

Mozhchil Alyona

2013-04-14 14:50:26 UTC

Money burns a hole in someone's pocket
An expression decribing someone who spends money as soon as it is earned

Money is the root of all evil

b People do many evil things in order to get rich.

Todorovich Srdjan

2013-04-14 15:12:03 UTC

Easy money=Money earned with very little work or effort.
A lot of people think running a web site is easy money.
Funny money=Counterfeit money, or money from dishonest activities.
She was caught trying to pay with funny money.

Nikolay Fedoseev

2013-04-14 16:02:37 UTC

- for my money=in my opinion That's the best brand of tools there is, for my money. - smart money=money belonging to smart or clever people. Most of the smart money is going into utility stocks right now.

Cyril Ozmitel

2013-04-14 17:29:17 UTC

-a license to print money You must be ready that this job isn't like having a license to print money. You must work hard! -a fool and his money are easily parted (meaning: a person who isn't careful with his money spends it quickly)

Anjelika Bagirova

2013-04-14 18:37:41 UTC

Money supply- all money that exists in a contry's economic system at a particular time.

Electronic money- money that can be used to buy things on the Internet, but that does not exist in a physical form or belong to any particular country.

Fedotov Ilia

2013-04-14 18:49:18 UTC

tighten your belt - If you need to tighten your belt, you must spend your money carefully because there is less available.

burn your fingers - If you burn your fingers (or get your fingers burnt), you suffer financially as a result of foolish behaviour.

chicken feed - An amount of money considered small or unimportant is calledchicken feed.

Shulga Svetlana

2013-04-14 21:06:50 UTC

Beer money

a little extra money to buy a drink or have fun with:

The job was never going to make me rich, but it kept me in beer money for a while.

Pin money

a small amount of extra money which someone earns to spend on things which they want but do not really need:

She helped her uncle out sometimes just to earn a bit of pin money.

Victoria Beznoshchenko

beznoch — 2013-04-14 22:44:56 UTC

Feel like a million dollars

- to feel wonderful, to feel well and healthy

Example: Although I have been sick for a few weeks I feel like a million dollars today.

Keep the Wolf from the Door

The idiom keep the wolf from the door connotes having money that is enough to support basic needs. This idiom also suggests that the money cannot cover excesses or luxury.

Example: While my job gives out a salary that is just enough to keep the wolf from the door, I am still thankful I have it.

Feed the kitty

- to contribute money to a special collection

Example: Everybody had to feed the kitty in order to collect money for the party.

Elena Komyagina

blazingflame13 — 2013-04-16 13:27:51 UTC

spend money like it's going out of style and spend money like there's no tomorrow
= to spend money recklessly; to spend money as if it were worthless or will soon be worthless.
F.e: she spends money like it's going out of style! I can't control it. I spend money like there is no tomorrow.

hush money = money paid as bribe(взятка) to persuade someone to remain silent and not reveal certain information.
F.e: Bob gave his younger sister hush money so that she wouldn't tell Jane that he had gone to the movies with Sue. The crooks paid Fred hush money to keep their whereabouts secret.

come into (some) money and come into a (small) fortune = to get some money unexpectedly, usually by inheritance.
F.e: She came into a lot of money when she turned twenty. I hope I can come into some money some day.

put your money on somebody/something=to believe that someone will do something or something will happen
F.e: Who do you reckon will get the job, then?' 'I'd put my money on Val.' I'd put my money on Zola leaving Chelsea within the next two years.