{"id":274,"date":"2014-07-22T09:13:28","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T09:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=274"},"modified":"2014-07-22T09:33:53","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T09:33:53","slug":"money-idioms-and-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/money-idioms-and-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"Money idioms and phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The word<strong> money<\/strong> is used in a large number of idiomatic expressions.<\/p>\n<h3>Be in the money<\/h3>\n<p>When you are in the money, you become rich all of a sudden. You may have won a lottery or inherited a large amount of money from your parents.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now that he is in the money, he has started ignoring his old friends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Be right on the money<\/h3>\n<p>When you are right on the money, you are exactly right.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your guess was right on the money.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The best thing that money can buy<\/h3>\n<p>This expression is used to suggest that something is of high quality.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Every parent wants to give their children the best education that money can buy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For my money<\/h3>\n<p>You can use this expression to emphasize that what you are going to say is correct.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For my money, you can\u2019t depend on that guy. (= I believe that you can\u2019t depend on that guy.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Get your money\u2019s worth<\/h3>\n<p>When you get your money\u2019s worth, what you have bought is worth the money you paid for it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is an expensive laptop but you get your money\u2019s worth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Have money to burn<\/h3>\n<p>You can use this expression if you feel that somebody is spending too much money on things they don\u2019t need.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He must have money to burn; otherwise, he wouldn\u2019t have bought that used car for $5,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Have more money than sense<\/h3>\n<p>This is another expression used to refer to a person who spends their money on things they don\u2019t need.<\/p>\n<h3>Put your money where your mouth is<\/h3>\n<p>To put your money where your mouth is to do something, especially spend money, to show that you mean what you say.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If the government cares about the environment, it should put its money where its mouth is and scrap the controversial power project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Someone isn\u2019t made of money<\/h3>\n<p>If you aren\u2019t made of money, you don\u2019t have large amounts of money.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My dad isn\u2019t made of money, but he earns enough to support our family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Money is no object<\/h3>\n<p>Use to suggest that you have got enough money to buy whatever you want.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I want the best laptop you have got. Money is no object.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Money talks<\/h3>\n<p>This is used to suggest that rich people are more influential than others.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can\u2019t compete against your rich neighbour. She will get her way. Money talks, you know.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>My money is on somebody\/something<\/h3>\n<p>When your money is on somebody you believe that they are going to win.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2018Who do you think will win this World Cup?\u2019 \u2018My money is on Argentina.\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Put money on something<\/h3>\n<p>When you say somebody can put money on something, you are absolutely certain that it will happen.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She will win. You can put money on it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Spend money like water<\/h3>\n<p>To spend money like water is to spend it in a careless way. The expression \u2018throw your money around\u2019 also means the same.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sam never takes his wife out on shopping. 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