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3 T-SHIRTS FOR £600?! WHAT A _____OFF!
RIP OFF
The ruble, yen and won are the ________ of Russia, Japan and Korea.
Some people make money selling shares on the ________ ________.
STOCK MARKET
I HEAR THAT SWEDEN HAS A GOOD _______ OF LIVING
STANDARD
I CAN'T COME TO THE PARTY TONIGHT, I'M TOTALLY_____! At least until I get paid next Tuesday.
BROKE
Oliver Twist starts the story as a _______ orphan. In other words he's extremely poor.
PENNILESS
IF WE WANT ENOUGH MONEY FOR A SUMMER HOLIDAY, WE'LL HAVE TO _______________ UNTIL THEN.
TIGHTEN OUR BELTS
I WISH I HADN'T ________________ LAST MONTH. BECAUSE I BOUGHT MANY THINGS, IT MEANS THIS MONTH WILL BE FINANCIALLY DIFFICULT.
LIVED BEYOND MY MEANS
MY BANK ACCOUNT FIGURE IS -$237! I'M _______
IN THE RED
THE DOLLAR TO EURO __________ IS TERRIBLE AT THE MOMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
I WANT TO START MY OWN JEWELLERY BUSINESS SO I'M GOING TO THE BANK TO SEE IF THEY'LL GIVE ME A ______. I'LL ALSO NEED TO GET A _________ ON A BUILDING TO SET UP MY SHOP.
LOAN MORTGAGE
SHE HAS SO MUCH MONEY, SHE'S ABSOLUTELY______
LOADED
MY WEDDING DRESS WAS SO EXPENSIVE, IT COST AN_____ AND A _____
AN ARM AND A LEG
We live in a ______society. People just want to buy new products and more of them.
CONSUMER
The dollar is worth less and less while products are more and more expensive. This is called ____________.
INFLATION
MAKE ENDS MEET
HE HAS LOTS OF MONEY BUT DOESN'T GIVE ANY TO CHARITY. HE'S _______________
TIGHT-FISTED
I'M GOING TO PAY OFF MY CREDIT CARD IN ONE __________. I CAN'T WAIT TO BE _______ FREE!
LUMP SUM DEBT
NO, YOU CAN'T HAVE $100 FOR A NIGHT OUT! MONEY DOESN'T ___________ YOU KNOW!
GROW ON TREES
Our company is several million in debt. We're in trouble with the government. We'll have to declare ________
BANKRUPCY
Give three other adjectives that mean rich:
Wealthy, Loaded, Well-Off, Affluent, Cashed-Up, Prosperous, Well-To-Do, Flush
The difference between what the wealthy earn and the poor earn is often called the _______ _____.
INCOME GAP
Give three other adjectives that mean poor - short of money.
Broke, Hard Up, Penniless, Poverty-Stricken, Insolvent, Impoverished, Skint, Strapped
Having a LICENSE TO PRINT MONEY is an idiom that means:
You have such a good business idea that making a huge profit is guaranteed. "Selling icecream on a hot beach is like having a license to print money".
The idiom "Cooking the Books" means:
... to keep DISHONEST FINANCIAL RECORDS, usually in a business situation. "Don't worry - our accountant cooked the books. We won't be paying any tax this year."