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L8 Idioms
Idiomatic American English Level 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Have a ball | V. Enjoy one's self, have a good time |
| Splurge | V. Spend a lot of money for something |
| Broke | Adj. Having no money |
| Pick up the tab | Pay the bill |
| Loaded | Adj. Having a lot of money |
| Treat | V. Pay for someone else |
| Go Dutch | Each person pay for himself or herself |
| Freeload | Get things that others pay for |
| Run out of | V. Finish the supply, use up |
| Pick up | V. Obtain, get |
| Odds and ends | N. Miscellaneous items |
| Fed up with | Adj. Disgusted with, had enough of |
| Foot the bill | V. Pay |
| Down the drain (tubes) | Adj. Or adv. Wasted, lost |
| Chip in | V. Contribute, give jointly |
| Skip | V. Forget, password over |
| clotheshorse | n. a conspicuously well-dressed person |
| dress up | v. to wear one's best clothes |
| shop around | v. look in many stores |
| great | adj. terrific, wonderful |
| sky-high | adj. expensive |
| make ends meet | v. balance one's budget, meet one's payments |
| cut corners | v. limit one's buying |
| cut down on | v. use less, reduce |
| make a bundle | v. make a lot of money |
| rake it in | v. make a lot of money |
| have it made | v. be sure of success, have everything |
| lose one's shirt | v. lose all one's money |
| hit the ceiling | v. get angry |
| take someone to the cleaners | v. win all of someone's money, cheat someone |
| good sport | n. person who loses well |
| sore looser | n. person who gets angry when he looses |
| caught short | adj. having an insufficient supply (especially of money) when needed |
| burn a hole in one's pocket | v. to be spent quickly |
| feel sorry for | v. pity |
| tighten one's belt | v. economize, spend and use less |
| do without | v. live without something |
| get along | v. manage |
| brown bag | v. bring one's lunch from home |
| in the chips | adj. having plenty of money |
| A-1 | adj. excellent |
| set one back | v. cost |
| an arm and a leg | n. a large amount of money |
| in the market for | adj. wanting or ready to buy |
| for the time being | adv. at the present time |
| jalopy | n. old car usually in poor condition |
| in a pinch | adv. okay when nothing else is available |
| grand | n. $1,000 |
| That ain't hay! | That's a lot of money |
| squawk about | v. complain about |
| nest egg | n. extra money saved |
| salt away | v. save, keep hidden until needed |
| keep up with the Joneses | v. try to equal your neighbors' lifestyle |
| on one's shoulders | adj. or adv. one's responsibility |
| on pins and needles | adj. nervous, excited |
| bank on | v. count on, be sure of |
| make a killing | v. gain a large amount of money at one time |
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