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Idioms and phrases relating to money and finance.

Jan 15, 2024

Here are some idioms for you to study relating to money and finance.



These meanings have been simplified and would benefit from further examination. 

Three of them are repeated below. Can you expand on the meanings above by making sentences that use the idioms?



Next, there are eight words and eight idiomatic sentences. Can you find the missing word from each sentence? 



You might be finding this hard so here are some tips;

To break or be broke happens at a specific point for a business's profit and loss. 

Cost = the price we pay for something. 

"pick up" is a phrasal verb with multiple uses. 

We all need to make money. 



Here are 4 more tips;

Strike or stuck is a sudden often violent action. 

To reduce our friends on Facebook we might say we cut out the people that we don't really know anymore. 
Cut out, cut down on both me to reduce something. 

Do you have enough money to burn some cash?

Networking and talking to important people can be helpful for our self-development and careers. 

If you are still struggling to decode these idioms book a lesson with me to learn more. 

I look forward to helping you soon. 

Best wishes,
Thirzah





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