Slang and Idioms about MoneyVocabulary
dough, moolah– money (non-countable.) I won a lot of dough at the casino. Look at all of this moolah!
greenback, buck– American dollar (countable.) Look at how many greenbacks you have in your wallet! Could you loan me a buck for the subway?
megabucks– a lot of money. I would love to be like Bill Gates. He has megabucks.
(work for) peanuts– almost no money, very little money. John should quit his job because he is working for peanuts and he can’t afford his rent.
max out (a credit card)– spend up to the limit of a credit card. Susie bought so many clothes she maxed out her credit card.
stretch money– be careful to make money one has last longer. Tony and Teri had to really stretch their money in order to pay all of their bills. They ate a lot of cheap food last month.
flip a coin– make a decision by tossing a coin in the air and calling heads or tails. (heads = side of coin with picture of a person’s face, tails = opposite side of coin.) Let’s decide who will start the game by flipping a coin.
Check Your UnderstandingChoose the best answer.
Sally’s job doesn’t pay well. She works Choose an answer. dough or moolah bucks or greenbacks megabucks for peanuts maxed out stretch flip a coin .
Answer for peanuts
Should we go out for American food or Japanese food? Let’s Choose an answer. dough or moolah bucks or greenbacks megabucks for peanuts maxed out stretch flip a coin .
Answer flip a coin
This is more Choose an answer. dough or moolah bucks or greenbacks megabucks for peanuts maxed out stretch flip a coin than I have ever seen.
Answer dough or moolah
The store clerk wouldn’t accept Tia’s credit card because it had been Choose an answer. dough or moolah bucks or greenbacks megabucks for peanuts maxed out stretch flip a coin .
Answer maxed out
He can buy a really expensive car and house because he has Choose an answer. dough or moolah bucks or greenbacks megabucks for peanuts maxed out stretch flip a coin .
Answer megabucks
Beth has 20 Choose an answer. dough or moolah bucks or greenbacks megabucks for peanuts maxed out stretch flip a coin with her.
Answer bucks (or greenbacks)
We’re going to have to Choose an answer. dough or moolah bucks or greenbacks megabucks for peanuts maxed out stretch flip a coin our money on this trip because we didn’t bring a lot with us.
Answer stretch