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1. a small place to live, stay or work in 2. a cash machine empezar lección
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When you need cash you usually can't find the stupid hole in the wall anywhere.
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a business or a part of a business that always makes a lot of profit empezar lección
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That new dish is a real cash cow for the restaurant.
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a job that is an easy way of earning money empezar lección
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This work is money for old rope to me.
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Some of my friends have pots of money.
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a small amount of money that you earn and spend on things for yourself empezar lección
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I don't work for a living, I work to have pin money.
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activity that allows people to become very rich without having to make any effort empezar lección
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A job of a top model is like a licence to print money.
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as much money to spend as is wanted or needed empezar lección
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When I go shopping I wish I had a blank cheque.
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counterfeit money, or money from dishonest activities empezar lección
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If try to pay with funny money you may be thrown to prison.
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Many people in Africa are dirt poor.
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There very few people who are filthy rich.
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if something is of poor quality you can't do much to improve it empezar lección
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You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. I know you've tried to educate him, but you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. He just has rough manners.
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if you say the penny drops, you mean that you have finally understood something empezar lección
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I always thought there was something wrong with her, the penny dropped when I saw her drunk on the street.
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money earned with very little work or effort empezar lección
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Some people think being a writer is easy money.
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money from a special bank account which is used to buy goods and services over the Internet by sending information from your computer empezar lección
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E-cash is very convenient when shopping via internet.
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money gives power and influence empezar lección
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He was first sentenced to death, but then released. I suppose money talks.
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money in the form of coins or notes, paper money empezar lección
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You usually need hard cash to buy a newspaper.
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money isn't that easy to come by empezar lección
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Money doesn't grow on trees. I can't buy you that shirt, money doesn't grow on trees, you know.
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money owed that is not likely to be paid empezar lección
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I don't lend money, I'm afraid of bad debts that will never be paid back.
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money spent by people who are homosexual, especially on entertainment empezar lección
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This city lives mainly on the pink pound.
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money that has been gained from the death of another person empezar lección
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Blood money is not the money you would like to earn.
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money that is available to spend empezar lección
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I have a lot of savings but very little ready cash.
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Oh, come on! Ice-cream won't break the bank.
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something or someone you can be sure of empezar lección
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to bank on something/someone I know, I can always bank on my family.
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something we say which means that stupid people spend money without thinking about it enough empezar lección
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A fool and his money are soon parted. Little children don't know how to deal with money, so they spend a lot. But it's very well known: a fool and his money are soon parted.
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to spend money like water I have to stop spending money like water or I'll find myself robbing Peter to pay Paul.
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the opposite view of somethin empezar lección
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the other side of the coin The other side of the coin is that I really like the place.
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to allow more money to be spent empezar lección
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to loosen the purse strings Come in! It's holiday time, we can loosen the purse strings.
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to arrive at a place or event where you are not wanted empezar lección
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to turn up like a bad penny I thought I was invited to the wedding reception, but I turned up like a bad penny.
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to ask someone what they are thinking about empezar lección
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a penny for your thoughts You are daydreaming, a penny for your thoughts.
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Wow! These flowers must have cost you a pretty penny!
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to borrow money from one person to pay back the money you borrowed from someone else empezar lección
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If you rob Peter to pay Paul you'll eventually get into trouble.
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to control the spending of a family's or an organization's money empezar lección
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to hold the purse strings Our mother is the one who holds the purse strings in our family.
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to discover something very valuable or very useful empezar lección
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I was very poor and then I found a wonderful job, I hit pay dirt.
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to follow up on words with action empezar lección
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to put your money where your mouth is You say we should help the old, you'd better put your money where your mouth is and go visit your mother.
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to get into a lot of trouble empezar lección
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If you break our mother's favourite vase, you'll have the devil to pay.
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Excuse me, I have to spend a penny.
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to have a lot of money to spend on things that are not necessary empezar lección
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Well, I only buy things that are necessary, I don't have money to burn.
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I can't go to the club with you, I'm broke.
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to make lot of money very easily, often because someone else has been stupid empezar lección
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to laugh all the way to the bank John laughed all the way to the bank, but in fact he stole the idea.
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to pay a lot of money for something empezar lección
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You needn't have bought me such an expensive present, you've probably paid top dollar for it.
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to pay for yourself rather than allow someone else to pay empezar lección
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I always pay my way on a first date.
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to pay too much money for something empezar lección
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We shouldn't have bought this house, we paid through the nose for it.
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to put a lot of money or effort into something empezar lección
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in for a penny, in for a pound Don't give up, remember: in for a penny, in for a pound.
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to reduce the amount of money that can be spent empezar lección
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to tighten the purse strings I lost my job and therefore I have to tighten the purse strings.
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to risk everything in order to achieve the result you want empezar lección
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Taking this job and moving to another town I went for broke.
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to spend money, especially in an obvious and careless way, on things that are not necessary empezar lección
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If you are a student you don't throw money around.
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to steal money from the place where you work empezar lección
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to have your fingers in the till He was caught having his fingers in the till and was fired.
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Everybody wants to strike it rich someday.
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as poor as a church mouse When we were very young we were as poor as church mice, but we were very happy.
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win all the money at a casino gambling table empezar lección
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Every gambler hopes to break the bank someday.
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