Idioms using Money-1

ante up
MEANING: pay, produce a necessary amount of money
EXAMPLE: I had to ante up a lot of money to get my car fixed.

at all costs
MEANING: at any expense of time, effort or money
EXAMPLE: He plans to go to school at all costs.

back on your feet
MEANING: return to good financial health
EXAMPLE: My sister is back on her feet after losing her job last year.

bet your bottom dollar
MEANING: bet all one has on something
EXAMPLE: I would bet my bottom dollar that the accounting manager will be late again today.

bet on the wrong horse
MEANING: base your plans on a wrong guess about the results of something
EXAMPLE: He is betting on the wrong horse if he continues to support the other candidate for mayor.

born with a silver spoon in your mouth
MEANING: born to wealth and comfort, born rich
EXAMPLE: The student in our history class was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has never worked in his life.

bottom dollar
MEANING: your last dollar
EXAMPLE: He spent his bottom dollar on some new clothes to wear for his job interview.

bottom line 1
MEANING: line in a financial statement that shows net income or loss
EXAMPLE: The bottom line in the company’s financial statement was much worse than expected.

bottom line 2
MEANING: final result, main point
EXAMPLE: The bottom line was that we were unable to attend the conference because of our busy schedule.

break even
MEANING: have income equal to expenses
EXAMPLE: Our company was able to break even after only six months of operation.

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