Family and money

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Family and Money

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Family and Money

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Idioms
To roll in money,
To make ends meet,
To be well off,
To live in the lap of luxury,
To be hard up,
To penny-pinch,
To buy food in bulk,
To live on a shoestring,
To have a business that is doing a roaring trade,
To tighten one’s belt.

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Idioms about money
Favorable financial situation
• To roll in money,
• To be well off,
• To live in the lap of luxury,
• To have a business that is
doing a roaring trade,
Unfavorable financial situation
To make ends meet,
To be hard up,
To penny-pinch,
To buy food in bulk,
To live on a shoestring,
To tighten one’s belt.

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Complete the sentences:
• Jack and Jill worked very hard but they
couldn’t make ends … .
• It is always cheaper to buy food … .
• Mary never cares about money. In fact, she
lives in the lap … .
• He can afford anything he likes. He is … in
money.

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Complete the sentences:
• Jack is ready to take up any job. He is living on
... … at the moment.
• The payment’s delayed. All you can do now is
to tighten your … .
• Her father has a business that has a roaring …
. They are quite well … .

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Task 2.
• Pair work. Ask your partner if he / she has
ever lived on a shoestring / rolled in money/
had to penny-pinch (all new idioms must be
mentioned in the dialogue) and if the answer
is “yes” ask each other why such a situation
happened and if he / she felt happy or
miserable about it.