Money Idioms - The Money Issue


Vocabulary Activity


·        a nest egg:  money put away for the future.

·        cost an arm and a leg : to be very expensive.

·        deep pockets:  to have lots of money.

·        easy money: money obtained without much effort.

·        flat broke : without any money left.

·        go from rags to riches:  start out very poor and become very rich.

·        the goose that lays the golden eggs: a money maker.

·        in the black:  having more assets/capital than debts.

·        in the red: having more debts than assets/capital.

·        make ends meet: to earn just enough to pay for your daily expenses.

·        on a shoestring: having a very tight budget.

·        tighten your belt: try to spend less money.

·        splurge: to spend large amounts of money.

·        your bread and butter:   your livelihood or the source of your income.



Test your knowledge of money idioms and complete the statements below. Use each idiom once only.


  1. Our new cake shop needs to stay ...............................   at least for the first 6 months if we want to survive.
  1. My uncle has very ..............................., I’m thinking about asking him for a small loan.

  1. My parents worked hard all of their life to ................................ We never needed anything.

  1. This job is my ..............................., so I really need it

  1. I ended up being ...............................  for the rest of the month after I spent a fortune on a ticket for a concert.

  1. Everybody was excited because the company had decided to ...............................  on  the end of the year's party and hired a famous band.

  1. I traveled to Europe ............................... after graduation and stayed at hostels like everybody.

  1. Many experts say green businesses, organics and natural food is the new ................................ The question is for how long, after everybody follows the trend.

  1. Baby sitting is a way to make ............................... for many students.
  1. My neighbor seems to have gone ................................ Last year he drove a bicycle and now he has a couple of luxury cars and a Harley-Davidson.

  1. The company has been ............................... for a couple of months due to the financial crisis.

  1. My friends went to the new French restaurant last weekend and they said you need to be filthy rich to eat there because it ................................

  1. My roommate had to ............................... after he quit his weekend job.

  1. Bobby  wants ............................... for the future, so she's saving as much as she can now that she is still young.

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