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1.To be pressed for time (money) –not to have enough time (money)
2. To make both ends meet (to live from hand to mouth) = not to be able to save, to spend what is earned
3. Nothing for nothing (and very little for a halfpenny)
4. Cry the blues (Am.slang)
5. To make a poor mouth
6. He that (who) goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing
7. To cut one’s own grass (slang)
8. To sow one’s wild oats
9. A light purse is a heavy curse
10. Poverty is not a sin.
11. Debt is the worst kind of poverty- хуже всех бед когда денег нет
12. Salt away - Класть в кубышку на черный день
13. Score twice before you cut once
14. Give somebody a rope and he’ll hang himself
15. No sweet without some sweat
16. Opportunity makes the thief
17. The road to hell is paved with good intentions\ Hell is paved with good intentions
18. To be in the red
19. Rob Peter to pay Paul
20. On the rocks
21. Pay through the nose
22. Note of hand
23. To be well-off
24. To burn the midnight oil
25. To strike oil
26. To paddle one’s own canoe
27. No pains, no gains
28. No pay, no play
29. Pay one’s way - This farmer can’t pay his way though his farm pays its way
30.What’s to pay?
31. Who breaks – pay!
32. A pretty penny
33. In for a penny, in for a pound
34. Penny wise and pound foolish
35. Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
36. Earn an honest penny
37.To make one’s pile
38. Neck or nothing
39. Sink or swim
40. Plenty is no plague
41. To be in the pocket
42. To be in smb’s pocket
43. To put it on
44. To put out
45. To put up
46. To be (cry) quits –
47. To keep on the rails
48. It never rains but it pours
49. To be worse than one’s word
50. All work and no joy makes Jack a dull boy
51. If things were to be done twice all would be wise
52. To have oneself to thank for something
54. Success is never blamed
55. Staff today and starve tomorrow
56. To buy all stock and block
57. A silk stocking
58. To break stones
59. Any stick to beat a dog
60. To lock the stable when the horse is stolen
61. To go short
62. To wait for a dead man shoes
63. The shoe is on the other foot
64. Near is my shirt but nearer is my skin
65. Nothing seek nothing find
66.To save one’s skin
67. At a saving
68. To put up for a sale
69. Not to earn salt for one’s porridge
70. To roll in money
71. Slow and steady wins the race
72. To make the best of a bad bargain
73. As bold as brass
74. Great boast, small roast
75. The run of one’s teeth
76. On the rocks
77. Strong room
78. To go up in the world
79. To be in the bag
80. To be in clover
81.To go downhill
82. To back the wrong horse
83. To line one’s pocket
84. To make money hand over fist
85. To live from hand to mouth
86. To be poor as a church mouse
87. For a rainy day
88. To put all one’s eggs in one basket
89. To miss the boat
90. To make both ends meet
91.To know the ropes
92. A wild goose chase
93. To flog (beat) a dead horse
94. To carry coals to New Castle
95. To make oneself cheap
96. To make oneself agreeable to somebody
97. To have one’s bread buttered for life
98. To know (to see) on which side one’s bread is buttered
99. Life is not all cakes and ale
100. A hungry belly has no ears
101. A land flowing with milk and honey
102. Have oneself to thank for something
103. Keep the wolf from the door
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