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K

keepbooks,kickback

L

layawaymoney,layawayplan,layout,livefromhandtomouth,livehighoffthehog,loaded,loseyourshirt

M

makeabundle,makeakilling,makealiving,makeendsmeet,makemoneyhandoverfist,moneytoburn

N

nestegg

O

onadime,onashoestring,onthehouse

P

padthebill,passthebuck,payanarmandalegforsomething,paydirt,payoff,paythroughthenose,pennyforyourthoughts,penny-wiseandpoundfoolish,pickupthetab,piggybank,pinchpennies,ponyup,putinyourtwocents

Q

quickbuck

R

raincheck,rakeinthemoney,redcent

S

saltaway,scrapetogether,setoneback,shellout,splurgeonsomething,stonebroke,strappedforcash,strikeitrich

T

takeabeating,tightenyourbelt,twobits,（notworth）twocents,twocentsworth

W

（not）worthacent,worthyoursalt

anteup

MEANING:

pay,produceanecessaryamountofmoney

EXAMPLE:

Ihadtoanteupalotofmoneytogetmycarfixed.

atallcosts

atanyexpenseoftime,effortormoney

Heplanstogotoschoolatallcosts.

backonyourfeet

returntogoodfinancialhealth

Mysisterisbackonherfeetafterlosingherjoblastyear.

betyourbottomdollar

betallonehasonsomething

Iwouldbetmybottomdollarthattheaccountingmanagerwillbelateagaintoday.

betonthewronghorse

baseyourplansonawrongguessabouttheresultsofsomething

Heisbettingonthewronghorseifhecontinuestosupporttheothercandidateformayor.

bornwithasilverspooninyourmouth

borntowealthandcomfort,bornrich

Thestudentinourhistoryclasswasbornwithasilverspooninhismouthandhasneverworkedinhislife.

bottomdollar

yourlastdollar

Hespenthisbottomdollaronsomenewclothestowearforhisjobinterview.

bottomline1

lineinafinancialstatementthatshowsnetincomeorloss

Thebottomlineinthecompany'

sfinancialstatementwasmuchworsethanexpected.

bottomline2

finalresult,mainpoint

Thebottomlinewasthatwewereunabletoattendtheconferencebecauseofourbusyschedule.

breakeven

haveincomeequaltoexpenses

Ourcompanywasabletobreakevenafteronlysixmonthsofoperation.

breakthebank

winallthemoneyatacasinogamblingtable

Hebrokethebankatthecasinoandwalkedawaywithalotofmoney.

bringhomethebacon

earnthefamilyliving

Ihavebeenworkinghardallmonthbringinghomethebaconformyfamily.

burnaholeinyourpocket

moneythatonewishesorintendstospendquickly（oftenforsomethingfrivolous）

Themoneyhadbeenburningaholeinhispocketwhenhedecidedtogotothecasino.

buyoff

givemoneytosomeonetostopthemfromdoingtheirduty

Theytriedtobuyoffthepoliticianbutherefusedtogoalongwiththeirplan.

cash-and-carry

sellingsomethingforcashonlywithnodelivery

Wewereabletogetagoodpriceonasofainacash-and-carrydealatthefurniturestore.

cashin

exchangecouponsorbondsfortheirvalueinmoney

Icashedinalargenumberofmysavingsbondsinordertogetsomemoneytobuyahouse.

cashinon

makemoneyfromanopportunity

Theformerfootballplayercashedinonhispopularitytoopenaverysuccessfulrestaurant.

cashinyourchips

exchangeorsellsomethingtogetsomemoney

Idecidedtocashinmychipstogetsomemoneytogobacktoschool.

cashonthebarrelhead

moneypaidincashwhensomethingisbought

Ihadtopaycashonthebarrelheadfortheusedcar.

caughtshort

nothaveenoughmoneywhenyouneedit

Iwascaughtshortandhadtoborrowsomemoneyfrommyfatherlastweek.

cheapskate

apersonwhowillnotspendmuchmoney,astingyperson

Myfriendisacheapskateandwon'

tevengotoamoviewithme.

chickenfeed

asmallamountofmoney

Hissonalwayswantstoborrowmoneyandsaysthatitisonlychickenfeedbutlittlebylittleitaddsuptoalotofmoney.

chipin

contributemoneyorpayjointly

Everyoneinourcompanychippedinsomemoneytobuyaweddingpresentforourboss.

cleanup

makealotofmoney,makeabigprofit

Icleanedupatthehorseraceslastyearandstillhavesomeofthemoneyleft.

coldhardcash

cash,coinsandbills

Ipaidforthestereoincoldhardcash.

cookthebooks

illegallychangeinformationinaccountingbooksinacompany

Theaccountantwascookingthebooksforoverayearbeforehewascaught.

cut-rate

sellforapricelowerthanusual

Wewenttoacut-ratefurniturestoretobuysomenewfurnitureforourapartment.

deadbeat

personwhoneverpaysthemoneyheowes

Recentlythegovernmenthasbeenmakinganefforttosolvetheproblemofdeadbeatdadswhodon'

tsupporttheirfamilies.

dimeadozen

easytogetandthereforeoflittlevalue

Usedcomputersareadimeadozenandhaveverylittlevalue.

downandout

havenomoney

Myfriendwasdownandoutforseveralyearsbeforehegotajobandstartedmakingmoney.

Dutchtreat

somethingwhereeachpersonpaystheirownshare

WewenttothemovieasaDutchtreatsoitdidn'

tcostmemuchmoney.

facevalue

theworthorpriceprintedonastamp,bond,noteorpapermoneyetc.

Thefacevalueofthestampwasverylowbutinrealityitwasworthalotofmoney.

fastbuck

moneyearnedquicklyandeasily（andsometimesdishonestly）

Thecompanytriedtomakeafastbuckonthepropertybuttheyactuallylostalotofmoney.

feellikeamilliondollars/bucks

feelwonderful

AlthoughIhavebeensickforafewweeksIfeellikeamilliondollarstoday.

flatbroke

havingnomoney,penniless

Iamflatbrokeanddon'

tevenhaveenoughmoneytopaymyrent.

footthebill

pay

Mysisterisfootingthebillforherdaughter'

seducationsosheismakingsurethatshestudieshard.

forasong

atalowprice,cheaply

Weboughtthecarforasongandwilltryandsellitforahigherprice.

forkover

pay,payout

Iforkedoveralotofmoneyforthepaintingthatishangingonmywall.

forloveormoney（usuallynegative）

foranything,foranyprice

Iwouldnotwanttohavetodothatman'

sjobforloveormoney.

gobroke

loseallyourmoney,havenomoney

Myunclestartedacompanylastyearbutitquicklywentbroke.

gravytrain

gettingpaidmoremoneythanthejobisworth

ThejobwasagravytrainandImadealotofmoneywhenIwasthere.

greaseyourpalm

giveatip,payforaspecialfavororextrahelp,bribe

Thewaiterwasgreasinghispalmattherestaurantuntilhewasfinallyfired.

hand-out

agiftofmoney（usuallyfromthegovernment）

Afterreceivinghand-outsfromthegovernmentformanyyearstheyfinallyhadtomakemoneyontheirown.

handtomouth

havingonlyenoughmoneyforbasicliving

Myfriendhasbeenlivingfromhandtomouthsincehelosthisjob.

hardup

nothavemuchmoney

Hisbrotherishardupformoneyandalwayswantstoborrowsome.

havestickyfingers

beathief

Thenewemployeehasstickyfingersandmanythingsinthestorehavedisappeared.

highwayrobbery

chargeahighpriceforsomething

Theamountofmoneythatthecompanyischargingforitsservicesishighwayrobbery.

hitthejackpot

makealotofmoneysuddenly

Wehitthejackpotatthecasinoandcamehomewithalotofmoney.

intheblack

profitable,makingmoney

Ourcompanyhasbeenintheblacksinceitwasfirststarted.

inthehole

indebt,owingmoney

Ithinkthatwearegoingintheholeinourattemptstomakeourbusinessprosper.

inthered

unprofitable,losingmoney

Thecompanyhasbeenintheredforseveralmonthsnowandwillsoonhavetogobankrupt.

keepbooks

keeprecordsofmoneyearnedandspent

Theaccountanthasbeenkeepingcarefulbooksofallthetransactionsinthecompany.