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Werk en Geld - Prijs en geld

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English idioms related to Work & Money
chicken feed

an extremely small amount of money

schijntje, flutbedrag

schijntje, flutbedrag

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Definitie & Betekenis van "chicken feed"
red cent

an amount of money that is extremely small

rode cent, een schamele som

rode cent, een schamele som

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Definitie & Betekenis van "red cent"
small fortune

money in large amounts

een klein fortuin, een grote som geld

een klein fortuin, een grote som geld

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Definitie & Betekenis van "small fortune"
for a song

at a price that is extremely low

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Definitie & Betekenis van "for a song"
dirt cheap

costing very little

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Definitie & Betekenis van "dirt cheap"
cheap and cheerful

having a low price and a satisfactory quality

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Definitie & Betekenis van "cheap and cheerful"
to suit every pocket

to be affordable by many

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [suit] every pocket"
bang for one's buck

the value a person gains in exchange for the amount of money they spend or the effort they make

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Definitie & Betekenis van "bang for {one's} [buck]"
rich for one's blood

too fancy or costly for someone

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Definitie & Betekenis van "rich for {one's} blood"
white elephant

a thing that is of no value or use because it is excessively expensive to keep it in a good condition

witte olifant, dure last zonder nut

witte olifant, dure last zonder nut

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Definitie & Betekenis van "white elephant"
an arm and (a) leg

a large sum of money

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Definitie & Betekenis van "an arm and (a|) leg"
at a price

with a very high price

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Definitie & Betekenis van "(at|for) a price"
to break the bank

to financially ruin one due to having a very high cost

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [break] the bank"
highway robbery

an act of overcharging

snelwegroof, oplichting

snelwegroof, oplichting

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Definitie & Betekenis van "highway robbery"
to up the ante

to increase the price of something

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [up|raise] the ante"
over the odds

(of a price tag) much more than what is considered normal or fair

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Definitie & Betekenis van "over the odds"
a pretty penny

a large amount of money

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Definitie & Betekenis van "a pretty penny"
to be a steal

(of something available for sale) to be much cheaper than its usual or expected price

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [be] a steal"
to price oneself out of the market

to sell one's services or goods at such a high and unreasonable price that people refuse to buy them

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [price] {oneself} out of the market"
to see the color of one's money

to make sure that someone can pay for something before doing business with them

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