# Money & Success Essentials

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- CEFR: A2 (Elementary)
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Money and success idioms for talking about having money and not having it, with phrases like make ends meet, flat broke and hit the jackpot.

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## Word list

* **cost a fortune**: To be extremely expensive. — “That designer bag must have **cost a fortune**.”
* **burn a hole in your pocket**: Describes money that makes someone want to spend it right away. — “That bonus was **burning a hole in his pocket** within a week.”
* **on a budget**: Having only a limited amount of money to spend, and planning carefully how to use it. — “We travelled around Europe **on a budget** last summer.”
* **hit the jackpot**: To suddenly win or gain a large amount of money, or have a great stroke of luck. — “They **hit the jackpot** when their small shop suddenly became popular online.”
* **break the bank**: To cost far more money than someone can comfortably afford. — “A nice dinner out won't **break the bank**.”
* **money to burn**: Having far more spare cash than you need to spend freely. — “Since his promotion, he's had **money to burn**.”
* **flat broke**: Having no money at all. — “I can't go out tonight — I'm **flat broke**.”
* **money talks**: Having a lot of wealth gives someone power and influence over decisions. — “In this industry, **money talks** more than good ideas.”
* **make ends meet**: To earn just enough to pay for the basic things you need. — “It's hard to **make ends meet** on a part-time salary.”
* **rolling in money**: Having a huge amount of wealth. — “Ever since the sale, they've been **rolling in money**.”
* **save up**: To keep money over time in order to buy something. — “They had to **save up** for two years for the deposit.”
* **cheap as chips**: Very inexpensive. — “The whole set was **cheap as chips** at a car boot sale.”

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