spend money like water
To spend a lot of money without concern over whether it is spent wisely.
Money & bargaining · Tiền bạc 216
Prices, haggling, wealth, and being broke.
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stock up
To acquire or increase stock or inventory.
swell mob
Well-dressed thieves and swindlers, regarded collectively.
take the cash and let the credit go
Exploit and enjoy the opportunities and pleasures available here and now and do not invest effort pursuing prospective future gratifications.
tell off
To number off (a group of soldiers); to divide up (soldiers) in this way.
the best things in life aren't things
Synonym of the best things in life are free.
the poor we will always have with us
Poverty for some is inevitable.
the rich get richer
Synonym of those that have, get.
third time pays for all
Synonym of third time is the charm.
those that have, get
People who already have wealth and status are the most likely to acquire additional wealth and status (usually with the implication that the distribution of life's benefits and opportunities is unfair).
trade in
To give a piece of merchandise as part of the payment or trade for something new.
trade up
To gain value on the stock exchange.
trim the fat
Cut excess budgets, remove avoidable costs.
two a penny
Cheap or common.
two commas
A million; millions.
wallet name
A person's legal name.
when the looting starts, the shooting starts
Lethal force is justified against rioters and looters.
you break it, you buy it
If you damage, harm or destroy something, you are responsible for repairing it or accepting the consequences.
you buy cheap, you get cheap
Inexpensive goods and services tend to be inferior to more expensive ones.
you get what you pay for
In commercial transactions, the prices increase, as the quality of goods and services increases, i.e., the more one pays, the higher-quality the merchandise.
you pays your money and you takes your choice
Each person can make his or her own decisions.
almighty dollar
Money, especially when pursued at the expense of other values.
assets and liabilities
Positive and negative aspects of a situation or decision
attic salt
Wit or sarcasm, especially in writing
bad bargain
One of his majesty's bad bargains; a worthless soldier, a malingeror. See MALINGEROR.
bargain and sale
A contract where something is sold, often with conditions
bees and honey
money
beggar's bullets
Stones. The beggar's bullets began to fly, i.e. they began to throw stones.
big ones
dollars.
bill at sight
To pay a bill at sight; to be ready at all times for the venereal act.
billingsgate language
Foul language, or abuse. Billingsgate is the market where the fishwomen assemble to purchase fish; and where, in their dealings and disputes, they are somewhat apt to leave decency and good manners a little on the left hand.
black diamonds
Coals; talented persons of dingy or unpolished exterior; rough jewels.
bread and honey
Money.
Bugs Bunny
Money.
buy and sell
completely believe or trust someone
canting dictionary
Comprehending all the Terms, Antient and Modern, used in the several Tribes of Gypsies, Beggars, Shoplifters, Highwaymen, Foot-Pads, and all other Clans of Cheats and Villains, with Proverbs, Phrases, Figurative Speeches, &c., to which is added a complete Collection of Songs in the Canting Dialect, 12mo. 1725.
check and balance
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
checks and balances
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
coin purse
Testicles.
coin slot
Vagina.
conshun’s price
Fair terms, without extortion. Probably conscience price.—Anglo-Chinese.
dollars and cents
Making financial sense or being practical
even money
Odds that are equal for both sides of a bet
everyone has their price
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
five shillings
The sign of five shillings, i.e. the crown. Fifteen shillings; the sign of the three crowns.
flush in the pocket
Full of money. The cull is flush in the fob. The fellow is full of money.
fortune hunters
Indigent men, seeking to enrich themselves by marrying a woman of fortune.
gentleman of three ins
In debt, in gaol, and in danger of remaining there for life: or, in gaol, indicted, and in danger of being hanged in chains.
gentleman of three outs
That is, without money, without wit, and without manners: some add another out, i.e. without credit.
gold finder
One whose employment is to empty necessary houses; called also a tom-turd-man, and night-man: the latter, from that business being always performed in the night.
golden grease
A bribe.
grannum's gold
Hoarded money: supposed to have belonged to the grandmother of the possessor.
green stuff
Money.
he is worth his weight in gold. (16th century)
Someone extremely valuable or helpful
high water
It is high water, with him; he is full of money.
hush money
Money given to hush up or conceal a robbery, theft, or any other offence, or to take off the evidence from appearing against a criminal.
if fortune favours, beware of being exalted; if fortune thunders, beware of being overwhelmed
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
If wealth is lost, nothing is lost. If health is lost, something is lost. If character is lost, everything is lost
Losing character is the greatest loss of all
king’s pictures
(now, of course, QUEEN’S PICTURES), money.
lovely jubbly
Money.