Exercise 1). 1. H 2. J 3. F 4. D 5. I 6. B 7. C 8. G 9. A 10. E. Exercise 2). Exercise 3). 1. make ends meet. 2. rolling. 3. a shoestring. 4. live from hand to mouth. 5. dirt cheap. 6. made a killing. Exercise 4). 1. F 2. D 3. H 4. I 5. B 6. E 7. J 8

EYE on MONEY IDIOMS

(exercises)

KEY

Exercise 1)

1. H 2. J 3. F 4. D 5. I 6. B 7. C 8. G 9. A 10. E

Exercise 2)

1. b 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. a

Exercise 3)

1. make ends meet

2. rolling

3. a shoestring

4. live from hand to mouth

5. dirt cheap

6. made a killing

Exercise 4)

1. F 2. D 3. H 4. I 5. B 6. E 7. J 8. C 9. A 10. G

1. come into some money - be given some money, usually after a relative has died

2. dip into your savings - spend some money that you had put aside to use later

3. to be in debt - owe money to somebody

4. look like a million dollars - look extremely attractive or prosperous

5. chicken feed - small amount of money

6. from rags to riches - refers to a person who was poor and became rich

7. to bring home the bacon - to earn money for a family to live on

8. bread and butter - a basic means of support; source of livelihood

9. burn a hole in one’s pocket - a person is eager to spend money, normally in a wasteful manner

10. buy something for a song - to buy something for little money, especially for less than the money something is worth