Money-Idioms

If this deal comes off, we’ll be quids in.

• we'll lose money

• we'll make a profit

• we'll win the lottery

• we will invest money

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CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

That movie is dumb, but it's a big hit,

and the studio executives

will be laughing all the way to the bank.

• will find the movie amusing.

• will produce a sequel

• will be making a lot of money very easily.

• will be furious

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CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

We were living on a shoestring for a while

after our baby was born, but our situation has improved a bit.

• To live within a limited financial budget.

• To be earning a lot of money.

• To be living on the dole.

• To be out of work.

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CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

A person supporting a family with his

or her earnings is called

• The family winner

• The breadwinner

• The baconwinner

• The moneywinner

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Another idiom that has a similar meaning to breadwinner is

• Bring home the bacon.

• Bring home the cheese.

• Bring home the sugar

• Bring home the bread.

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CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

The con man made a living taking people

 to the cleaners with his scams.

• To borrow money from people.

• To make people hire a lawyer,.

• To employ cleaners

• To cheat one for a lot or all of their money.

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CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

A: She would do anything to get some money.

B: Yes, she would sell her own

• son

• daughter

• mother

• father

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

I think it's high time you stopped throwing money down the

• pipe

• drain

• tube

• toilet

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CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

A: Was the car expensive?

B. It went for a song.

• was not expensive

• was expensive

• it was neither cheap nor expensive

• the person is unsure

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

All I have to do in my job is answer

the phone occasionally —

it’s money for old rope.

• money earned very easily

• money difficult to earn

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CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B