1. Steve is up to his ears in dept.
2. Kevin is on dole.
3. Jamie has made his pile.
4. Sue can't make ends meet.
5. Jacqueline is stinking rich.
6. Mark's boss pays him chickenfeed.
7. Tarquin is loaded.
8. Laurance is hard up.
9. Christine is well off.
10. Brenda is in the red.
11. John is trapped for cash.
12. Mike is made of money.
13. Don is penniless.
14. Judy has money to burn.
15. Pete is broke.
16. Tim has more money than sense.
17. Alison is rolling in it.
18. Bob is skint.
19. Andy is down and out.
20. Jeannette is feeling flush.
21. Cherles is ranking it in.
22. Annabel is a bit down-at-heel.
23. The shop sold us hi-fi
for a rock-bottom price.
24. A pizza and a glass of
wine cost us $100. It was daylight
robbery.
25. We paid next to nothing for holiday.
26. It cost us the earth to get our car repaired.
27. it didn't break the bank to travel business class to New York
28. I paid $6 for a hotdog
and Coke. What 's a rip-off!
29. My new car cost me a packet.
30. It cost an arm and a leg to change our fligt times.
31. We paid a tidy sum for our new computer.
32. The rent on my house is a
bit steep.
33. How much was my new
camera? Well, it didn't come cheep.
34. The restaurant served
excellent food, at a price.
35. This suit set me back a bit.
36. This home cinema system
was going for a song.
37. We had an excellent meal,
and it was dirt cheap.
38. I paid good money to stay in this hotel.
Giải nghĩa thành ngữ:
1. Up to one's ears in dept: nợ nhiều.
2. On the dole: sống nhờ tiền trợ cấp thất nghiệp.
3. Made one's pile: kiếm được nhiều tiền.
4. Can't make ends meet: không thể kiếm vừa đủ sống.
5. Stinking rich: rất giàu.
6. Pays one's chickenfeed: trả ai đó số tiền nhỏ.
7. Load: nhiều, hàng đống.
8. Hard up: túng tiền.
9. Well off: giàu có.
10. In the
red: mắc nợ.
11. Strapped for cash: cần tiền.
12. Made of money: có nhiều tiền.
13. Penniless: không một xu dính túi.
14. Money to burn: đốt tiền.
15. Broke: túng thiếu.
16. More money than sense: lãng phí tiền.
17. Roll in it: có nhiều tiền.
18. Skint: có ít tiền.
19. Down and out: thiếu thốn.
20. Feel flush: trúng lớn, trúng mánh.
21. Rank it in: kiếm được nhiều.
22. Down-at-heel: nghèo.
23. Rock-bottom price: giá thấp nhất.
24. Daylight robbery: ăn cướp giữa ban ngày.
25. Next to nothing: rất ít tiền.
26. It cost one's the earth: thật quá đắt.
27. Break the bank: dùng hết toàn bộ tiền.
28. A
Rip-off: sự lường gạt, bán quá giá.
29. Packet: số tiền lớn.
30. Cost one's an arm and a leg: làm tốn nhiều tiền.
31. A tidy sum: một số tiền khá lớn.
32. Steep: cao, đắt.
33. Come cheap: rẻ tiền.
34. At a price: với một mức giá cao.
35. Set me back: tốn nhiều tiền.
36. Going for a song: rất rẻ.
37. Dirt cheap: cực kỳ rẻ.
38. Good money: nhiều tiền.
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