Idioms on Money

• All that glitters is not gold : This phrase means that appearances can be very misleading and that everything that looks priceless doesn’t have to be.
  
  • I bought the expensive looking watch but it stopped working after a week, I realised that all that glitters is not gold.
    
• Blank cheque : To leave a cheque blank is to allocate unlimited funds to a project or a person.
  
  • I was told that the project had to be successful and I would be given a blank cheque for the same.
    
• Dime a dozen : This phrase is used to refer to something that is very easy to procure and thus of little value.
  
  • Don’t bother with these, they’re available dime a dozen.
    
• Easy money : The phrase is used to refer to money that can be earned without much effort.
  
  • The task was simple and got him easy money.
    
• Feel like a million bucks : The phrase is used to refer to a feeling of immense happiness.
  
  • Now that I’m married, I feel like a million bucks.
    
• Give somebody a run for their money : This phrase is used for someone who is better than a professional in a particular sphere.
  
  • Rajesh may not be well known but he can give most professional singers a run for their money.
    
• Go broke : This phrase is used to refer to a condition where someone loses all their money.
  
  • Ravi spent all the money last night and now he’s broke.
    
• Make ends meet : This phrase is used to refer to a situation where there is enough money for daily expenses and needs.
  
  • I was unable to make ends meet with my meagre income.
    
• Not worth a cent : This phrase is used to refer to an object that is worth nothing, not even a cent which is an exceedingly small amount of money.
  
  • Don’t buy this house, it isn’t worth a cent.
    
• Worth your salt : this phrase is used when something is worth the amount it costs.
  
  • Buy this car; it’s worth your salt.