Thirty Five Idioms about Money
- a penny for your thoughts? – what are you thinking about?
- a pretty penny – very expensive
- a quick buck – money which was easy to make
- cash cow – a business/product which generates a stable flow of income/profit
- daylight robbery – obvious, unfair overcharging
- from rags to riches – from poverty to wealth
- he who pays the piper calls the tune – the person who provides the money should choose how it is spent
- I don’t have two nickels/pennies to rub together – I am very poor
- if I had a nickel/penny for every time this happened – this happens a lot
- in for a penny, in for a pound – involved in seeing an undertaking through no matter how much money, time, or effort it requires
- mint condition – perfect condition
- money doesn’t grow on trees – money isn’t easy to acquire
- on the money – right about something/someone
- one man’s trash is another’s treasure – what is worthless to one person might be valuable to another
- other side of the coin/two sides of the same coin – an opposing view/two people with opposing views
- penny pincher – a frugal person
- strapped for cash – short of money
- ten a penny/dime a dozen – very common
- to cash in your chips – to die/ to sell something to gain whatever profit you can because you suspect its value will fall
- to cut your losses – to abandon a plan/project which is clearly going to be unsuccessful before circumstances become worse
- to earn a living – to make money enough money to live comfortably
- to feel the pinch – to experience financial hardship
- to foot the bill – to pay for everyone
- to get off scot free – to escape punishment/injury
- to give someone a run for their money – to be a challenging competitor
- to go bust – to become bankrupt
- to have money burning a hole in your pocket – to have money which you are eager to spend
- to have the penny drop – to finally realise/understand something
- to make big bucks – to make a lot of money
- to spend a penny – to go to the toilet
- to struggle to make ends meet – to struggle to survive on the money you earn
- to take someone to the cleaners – to cheat someone out of their money/possessions
- to turn up like a bad penny – to turn up where you are not wanted
- two cents – an opinion on an issue
- worth their/its weight in gold – to be extremely useful/valuable
If you’ve found this post useful, why not check out our other articles on idioms?
Have a good week!
Avani Shah
13 Oct 2014
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