to move up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbW92ZSB1cA&hash=d1ee88629c9a1fb0ea8353d21b8d5191b4af691e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to sit up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc2l0IHVw&hash=0225b8270ff191e4b7e8a16142271697abd125ea&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to curl up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY3VybCB1cA&hash=86d3e3caa47476aff9e9c90638fe2c8551ff6b18&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to look down on

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbG9vayBkb3duIG9u&hash=69d15b2bab7d4d42ef407bcdab1f95cc1fc1ee04&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to lie down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbGllIGRvd24&hash=ca11cdbc4545a795b46bdb2682da1015c6d6197a&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to turn up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gdHVybiB1cA&hash=5e345af95c19afd0982bad762fff5c12350ee61f&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to save up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc2F2ZSB1cA&hash=a8f979f357bf2e5cd28336323131a0bb2c177b52&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to speed up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc3BlZWQgdXA&hash=3e5eb60b603a43b0b4efd56e2b8ea8cc9e0e940e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to quiet down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcXVpZXQgZG93bg&hash=410c8c6273d35dda042a08fd3a3af62187375e34&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to cut down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY3V0IGRvd24&hash=ae3fe10b34faf2c371e31ed0d5b837774c5bb201&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to slow down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc2xvdyBkb3du&hash=412e1a1688103c1df39d329a5e796435a28ee6fe&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to trade

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gdHJhZGU&hash=46c77d4dbc6a85292286f55e283971fe4463bcfa&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to dress up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZHJlc3MgdXA&hash=3dc6a4bcca231ce9bfdf2891d64f02166e4a55d9&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to dumb down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZHVtYiBkb3du&hash=62cd4cb4c4dfd0a304515b1c1867e558971a3258&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to dress down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZHJlc3MgZG93bg&hash=55330c2385213b1ef4050764ac2f85957931b541&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to set up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc2V0IHVw&hash=0561fc9eadd3f87d879380aa9f4118508c913cfc&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to fire up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZmlyZSB1cA&hash=2d4e4e338d14b027e4d53e67ebcba988e308e0c6&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to boot up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYm9vdCB1cA&hash=bce5082e7eb0678108c70f6fe07b886fdbd79443&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to stand down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc3RhbmQgZG93bg&hash=3ab8c2a1d71341f8d1c3b6af2d67a425fc3360e7&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to break down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYnJlYWsgZG93bg&hash=c4e553098c98ed182a0b6accac1f291406549e0a&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to shut down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc2h1dCBkb3du&hash=2a5141a6b4b189293a03cf870b74421c37d34936&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to wind up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gd2luZCB1cA&hash=55c9ae2763badc64c7b37096436d2f50416dbf97&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to buy up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYnV5IHVw&hash=7c0559cd42109b34b3aff99ab941f9f747ab530a&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to use up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gdXNlIHVw&hash=c9131f1a1e6bd66d8a3ae3026941f54a80b77b4c&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to pin down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcGluIGRvd24&hash=6a0f02f111507c37e8427978beeff5a3fca5b31b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to settle down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc2V0dGxlIGRvd24&hash=fd58f32ce657d4a89d3f1d93f1ba03b444315c25&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to live down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbGl2ZSBkb3du&hash=952255e0f39ae41570389bdf62b778541c1f060f&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to grow up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZ3JvdyB1cA&hash=c1938bbda0871f5538a1daa00083ce428dfab4b1&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to wake up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gd2FrZSB1cA&hash=7fe02d4e2f7726798c611237027c02061aead519&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to run down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcnVuIGRvd24&hash=d8e7cbdd0d187272e3c67b0196c4874fb9ba671a&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to speak up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc3BlYWsgdXA&hash=42c1845d67ad4a8c7d517742eba885b18afdde67&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to lighten up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbGlnaHRlbiB1cA&hash=c21955b9838ba31ea2a1a89e0adc240a4b769da9&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to calm down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY2FsbSBkb3du&hash=259b3aaf3c3838308ac594a9224b7a297cba5243&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to give up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZ2l2ZSB1cA&hash=be95f9b563ee1e6f8551cd6f2797559a4ef11af1&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to let down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbGV0IGRvd24&hash=71bc10c375dff89e4e5814d7c11110195f1bff0e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

well-off

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=d2VsbC1vZmY&hash=81cad01aff663ac3909418124a6a6b50dd08187b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

depression

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZGVwcmVzc2lvbg&hash=dcab9222238c1aa4929174e3b57d79f614c9bb4f&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

extravagant

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZXh0cmF2YWdhbnQ&hash=8e1f18886d5bdf056c9c973e15db5f02391108d2&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

affluent

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YWZmbHVlbnQ&hash=2e9c279ef1e244fa398d5e0f1aacf542c8848dc3&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to man up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbWFuIHVw&hash=8357b464eb7ede7e08f2dc7587aad35c08c6a3ce&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

spoiled

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c3BvaWxlZA&hash=ba22c491034348869817e0102c40e3db2f91fc9e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to play up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcGxheSB1cA&hash=81ce2cdb9156b74192cbf67780ce48881e19e8d9&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

rich

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cmljaA&hash=563b0a776ad480230ca2124aba08d55d6e27e66e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

hardship

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aGFyZHNoaXA&hash=6b56744555f50bb688743b754c1d7359ca7cff85&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

prosperous

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cHJvc3Blcm91cw&hash=04bf2e1a8d76848a7222036a1c2ded34beb24e32&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

modest

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bW9kZXN0&hash=9038b105d9da1bab4a5869d38ab6626dddc0251c&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

budget

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YnVkZ2V0&hash=4d844ac0053928fe9235938902b302865c731138&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

careful

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y2FyZWZ1bA&hash=3c9643c4f8914f011408a339c3b7963714d12ec3&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to [fall] on hard times

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZmFsbCBvbiBoYXJkIHRpbWVz&hash=a89a3f2e992a1c7aa826aa8db98d4f77511681ff&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

The idiom "from rags to riches" has been used for centuries to describe a remarkable journey of transformation and success. It originates from the contrast between poverty "rags" and wealth or prosperity "riches". It is used to describe a significant upward social or financial mobility, where someone starts with very little or in poverty and achieves remarkable success, often involving significant wealth and prosperity.

What is the origin of the idiom "from rags to riches" and when to use it?

from rags to riches

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZnJvbSByYWdzIHRvIHJpY2hlcw&hash=8c1f012ea0e5f9d8f9205439161c6d17be969221&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to [make] a fortune

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbWFrZSBhIGZvcnR1bmU&hash=50c6bd0b0ae9bb4a7d93922b77dc6ef4106f458d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to [have] it rough

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gaGF2ZSBpdCByb3VnaA&hash=7eb7fcafe5f5a50766af1561caf4a4d0ee8fd947&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 3 in the Headway Advanced coursebook, such as "have it rough", "affluent", "live down", etc.

Woordenschat van Unit 3 van Headway Advanced