10個地道金錢英語口語

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    提起金錢,只會用money?英語中有大量有關(guān)金錢的表達,今天給大家分享10個不包含單詞money的地道金錢口語表達。
    1. Break the bank– to use up all of your money
     傾家蕩產(chǎn)

    例句:
    John knew that renting the ocean view apartment would break the bank, so he settled for a smaller apartment.
     約翰知道租一個濱海公寓會花光他所有的錢的,所以他選擇了一個小點的公寓安定下來。
    2.Bring home the bacon – to earn money for a family
     賺錢,養(yǎng)家糊口

    例句:
    His wife chooses not to work, so Robert has to bring home the bacon.
     羅伯特的老婆決定不出去上班了,因此他不得不賺錢養(yǎng)家糊口。
    3.Cash in on (something) – to make money from an opportunity
     大賺一筆

    例句:
    The former athlete cashed in on his popularity to open a nightclub in his name.
     這位前運動員開了個以自己名字命名的夜店,打算利用名氣大賺一筆。
    4. Give (someone) a blank check– to let someone do whatever they want (as if the amount on the check were left blank)
     讓某人自由的按自己想法行事

    例句:
    The professor gave the students a blank check with the only requirement being that they turn in their project on time.
     這位教授允許學生們自由發(fā)揮,要求就是他們需要按時交付項目。
    5.Turn on a dime – to make a turn in a very small area
     在極小的地方打轉(zhuǎn),(活動)非常靈巧

    例句:
    The car handles very well and can turn on a dime.
     這輛車很容易駕駛,而且反應靈敏。
    6. Bet your bottom dollar– to bet all that you have because you are certain you will win
     孤注一擲,把底金壓上

    例句:
    I would bet my bottom dollar that Rachel will show up late again today.
     我敢打盹瑞秋今天晚些時候一定會再次出現(xiàn)。
    7.Look like a million dollars – to look very good
     顯得容光煥發(fā),看上去十分漂亮

    例句:
    As she stepped out in her wedding dress, she looked like a million dollars.
     當她穿著婚紗走出來時,看起來美呆了。
    8. Pinch pennies– to be very careful with money, to be thrifty
     精打細算

    例句:
    My grandfather always pinches pennies; he never spends money if he doesn’t have to.
     我爺爺總是精打細算;只要沒必要他從不花錢。
    9.Put in your two cents – to give your opinion about something
     發(fā)表意見

    例句:
    You can put in your two cents after I am finished going over all the facts.
     等我陳述完了所有事實后你可以發(fā)表你的個人意見。
    10.For peanuts – for very little or no pay
     賺不了幾個小錢兒

    例句:
    The students had very little money, so they were willing to work for peanuts.
     學生們沒什么錢,所以他們愿意為了微不足道的一點點小錢而工作。