MONEY IDIOMS

             

Idiom/Saying	Explanation	For example:
Break the bank.	Win all the money at a casino gambling table.	He broke the bank at the casino and walked away with a lot of money.
To laugh all the way to the bank.	To make lot of money very easily, often because someone else has been stupid.	If we don't take this opportunity, you can be sure our competitors will and they'll be laughing all the way to the bank.
To not break the bank.	Not be too expensive	Going out for a drink in the pub won't break the bank.
To bank on something/someone	Something or someone you can be sure of.	"You can always bank on friends to help you."
To be broke	To have no money.	I can't go out tonight, I'm broke.
A cash cow	A business or a part of a business that always makes a lot of profit.	The British newspapers are the group's biggest cash cow, earning nearly 40% of group profits.
Hard cash .	Money in the form of coins or notes paper money	They don't accept credit cards, we will need hard cash
Ready cash	Money that is available to spend.	We have a lot of investments but we need ready cash to pay the bills.
To be strapped [for cash]	To be short of money.	Could you lend me a fiver? I seem to be a bit strapped.
The other side of the coin	The opposite view of something.	Running a web site is fun, but the other side of the coin is that it costs a lot of money.
e-cash	Money from a special bank account which is used to buy goods and services over the Internet by sending information from your computer	It is easier to pay on the net with e-cash.
A fool and his money are soon parted.	Something we say which means that stupid people spend money without thinking about it enough.	Andrew is always buying the latest gizmos, a fool and his money are soon parted.
Blood money	Money that has been gained from the death of another person.	The assassin was paid his blood money.
Easy money	Money earnt 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,
Money doesn't grow on trees.	Money isn't that easy to come by.	We can't afford to buy a house, money doesn't grow on trees.
Money for old rope	A job that is an easy way of earning money.	A lot of people think being a professional footballer is money for old rope.
Money talks	People who are rich have a lot of power and influence.	He seems to get away with murder I guess money talks.
Put your money where your mouth is	To follow up on words with action.	If people are really interested in helping the homeless they should put their money where their mouth is
Monopoly money	Monopoly is the trademark for a game in which you buy property with pretend money, so monopoly money has little or no value.	Whether he sells the house or not, it's all monopoly money to him.
Pin money	A small amount of money that you earn and spend on things for yourself.	My sister works only for pin money to spend at the mall.
Pots of money	A lot of money.	Bill Gates has pots of money.
Pay through the nose	To pay too much money for something.	I paid through the nose to get the bathroom done.
Pay top dollar	To pay a lot of money for something	If you want the best, you have to pay top dollar.
Pay your way	To pay for yourself rather than allowing someone else to pay	He works too hard so he can I can pay his way.
A penny for your thoughts	To ask someone what they are thinking about.	'You're very quiet. A penny for your thoughts.'
A pretty penny	To be very expensive	That car must have cost you a pretty penny.
Turn up like a bad penny	To arrive at a place or event where you are not wanted.	Whenever he wants money he turns up like a bad penny.
As poor as church mice	Very poor	When we first got married, we were as poor as church mice.
To tighten the purse strings	To reduce the amount of money that can be spent	If we want to go on holiday this year we need to tighten the purse strings a bit.
Rob Peter to pay Paul	To borrow money from one person to pay back money you borrowed from someone else.	If you keep robbing Peter to pay Paul, you'll never be out of debt.
Have your fingers in the till	To steal money from the place where you work.	She had her fingers in the till, that's why she lost her job.