MONEY IDIOMS
I have been invited to go skiing next month, but I am completely __________ so I won't be able to go.
I am completely broke
It is a very expensive hotel; you'd have to be quite _______ to stay there.
to be quite well-off to stay there
I know I _____ for it, but I just had to buy it!
I know I paid through the nose
The shop assistant walked out of the store. He was talking on the phone.
_________, the shop assistant walked out of the store.
Talking on the phone,the shop assistant walked out of the store.
The flights were ________ so they all sold out in munites.
The flights were dirt cheap
It is difficult to ______ with today's high cost of living.
It is difficult to make ends meet
Not all celebrities ______. Some are not so well-off.
live in lap of the luxury
The coffee was delicious. It was produced in Ghana.
______________________, the coffee was delicious.
Produced in Ghana, the coffee was delicious.
The week's lottery prize was the biggest ever. Whoever picked the winning numbers will be _____!
Whoever picked the winning numbers will be rolling in it!
Many hotels will ______ this year because of a lack of tourists.
be in the red
Because of the recession,thousands are _____
living hand to mouth
While I was paying for the meal, I knocked a glass onto the floor.
_____________ , I knocked a glass onto the floor.
Paying for the meal, I knocked a glass onto the floor.
I'd lend you some cash, but I'm afraid I'm a bit _______ at the moment.
I'm a bit hard up
Without ____, I won't be able to afford a new phone.
With tightening my belt
I’ve just sold some shares and I __________!
I made a killing!
After we finished our homework, we caught a bus to the swimming pool.
_______ our homework, we caught a bus to the swimming pool.
Having finished our homework, we caught a bus to the swimming pool.
What __________ - we expected a lot more for our money!
What a rip-off
Having _____ through her website, she was a millionaire in six months.
made a fortune
You could always ________ if you really want to buy it.
You could always dip into your savings
If you wash these jeans carefully, they will look as good as new again.
_______ carefully, these jeans will look as good as new again.
Washed carefully, these jeans will look as good as new again.