Hello everybody !
I would like to give you some idioms talk about money, you
can use this idiom every time you need. I hope it’s can help you to improve
your English ability. Enjoy it!
Bread and Butter
The idiom bread and butter refers to one’s source of income.
A person makes bread and butter with his or her jobs, businesses or other
sources of earnings.
Vanessa does some freelance as a secretary in the office, but singing in the cafe is her bread and butter.
Break the Bank
An idiom that can mean to use up all of one’s money is break
the bank. This idiom can also mean to win all the money at a gambling table.
My father broke the bank at the
casino and walked away with a lot of money.
Buy off
give money to someone
to stop them from doing their duty
They tried to buy
off the politician but he refused to go along with their plan.
Calculated risk
an action that may
fail but has a good chance to succeed
They took a
calculated risk when they introduced the new Android onto the market.
Cash in your chip
exchange or sell something to get some money
She decided to cash
in her chips to get some money to go back to school.
Give someone the
green light
give permission to go ahead with a project
Our boss gave us
the green light to begin work on the new sales promotion.
Hard sell
sell something by being very aggressive
The salesman gave us a hard sell so we decided to go
to another shop.
Hard up
not have much money
Lisa is hard up for money now and always wants to borrow some of my
things.
Hit the jackpot
make a lot of money suddenly
We hit the jackpot
at the casino and came home with a lot of money.
Lose your shirt
lose all or most of your money
My boss lost his shirt in a business furniture and
now he has no money.
By : Zsal
Zsabila
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