# Money & Success Advanced

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Money and success idioms for describing wealth and its abuse, with phrases like make a killing, grease someone's palm and live hand to mouth.

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## Word list

* **a golden opportunity**: An excellent chance that is unlikely to occur again. — “Moving to the new office was **a golden opportunity** for her career.”
* **strike gold**: To find great success or make a highly valuable discovery. — “The band **struck gold** with their very first single.”
* **the lion's share**: The largest part of something that is being divided. — “The eldest son inherited **the lion's share** of the family business.”
* **reach for the stars**: To aim very high and set extremely ambitious goals. — “Their coach always told them to **reach for the stars**.”
* **make a killing**: To earn a very large profit, often quickly and easily. — “Early investors **made a killing** when the company went public.”
* **cash cow**: A product or business that reliably brings in profit over a long period. — “The mobile app became the company's biggest **cash cow**.”
* **a shoestring budget**: A very small amount available to spend on something. — “They made the film on **a shoestring budget**.”
* **money for old rope**: Cash earned very easily, for little or no effort. — “Selling those extra tickets was **money for old rope**.”
* **grease someone's palm**: To give someone cash secretly to persuade them to help you, usually dishonestly. — “He **greased the guard's palm** to get inside early.”
* **line your pockets**: To make money for yourself, often in a dishonest or unfair way. — “The manager was accused of **lining his pockets** with company funds.”
* **on the breadline**: Having barely enough money to live on. — “A third of the town was **on the breadline** by that winter.”
* **feel the pinch**: To start having financial difficulty. — “Small shops **feel the pinch** long before anybody reports it.”
* **live hand to mouth**: To have only just enough money for immediate needs. — “They had to **live hand to mouth** for the first two years.”
* **a licence to print money**: A business that makes money with almost no effort. — “That car park is **a licence to print money** and always has been.”
* **throw money at the problem**: To try to solve something by spending, rather than thinking. — “They chose to **throw money at the problem** for four years running.”
* **a slush fund**: Money kept aside for secret or improper purposes. — “The inquiry found **a slush fund** running to six figures.”
* **a war chest**: Money set aside for a major campaign or purchase. — “They built **a war chest** for two years before bidding.”
* **cost the earth**: To be extremely expensive. — “Getting the roof done properly would **cost the earth**.”
* **money is no object**: The cost does not matter at all. — “For that one client **money is no object** and never has been.”
* **the bank of mum and dad**: Parents as a source of money for adult children. — “Half that street was bought with **the bank of mum and dad**.”

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