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Money Idioms
Money Idioms
100
Blue Collar job
A job that involves manufacturing or factory work, hard labor.
100
to accelerate
to increase in speed
100
A down payment
Money that you pay upfront when purchasing a home or a car, which is subtracted from the total cost.
100
He's broke
He has no money at all.
100
She can't afford it.
She does not have enough money to buy something.
200
Overtime
Working late; working past the normal hours of 9-5.
200
to take a stand
to have a firm position on an issue.
200
Artificial Intelligence
The ability of a machine to perform activities that were previously thought to be limited to human intelligence.
200
I owe you one.
You gave me something, or did me a favor, now I need to pay you back or return the favor later.
200
It cost me an arm and a leg.
The thing I just bought was very expensive!
300
Solar panels
A panel that absorbs energy from the sun and converts it into electricity
300
weatherization
To make a home or building more resistant to cold weather in order to reduce the use of gas heating
300
Dynamic
Something that is constantly changing
300
He's loaded.
He is very wealthy and has a lot of money.
300
Money is tight at the moment.
I don't have a lot of extra money to spend, just have enough to pay the bills.
400
Wind turbines
Huge windmills that are turned by the the wind to generate electricity
400
Incentive
Something that motivates or encourages someone to do something. (A tax break is an incentive to donate money.)
400
to pin down
To identify the cause or reason for something. (The best way to learn a language is impossible to pin down.)
400
Living beyond your means.
You are spending more money than you make.
400
He's a tight wad.
He really does not like to spend money and he would rather save it.
500
Dichotomy
A division or contrast between two thing that are entirely different from each other
500
Retrofit
Adding new parts or technologies to an item (a car, house, etc) that were not there when it was bought.
500
Someone's dark side
The side of every human that is not so nice and causes trouble. (We saw Susan's dark side as she laughed at the kid who tripped and fell.)
500
Do you have change for a five?
Do you have 5 one dollar bills to give me for this five dollar bill?
500
To give someone a blank check.
To give someone the freedom or permission to go and do whatever they want.
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