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Arbete och Pengar - Spendera eller spara pengar

Utforska engelska idiom som relaterar till att spendera eller spara pengar med exempel som "ha mer pengar än vett" och "lek ankor och drakes med".

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English idioms related to Work & Money
to tighten one's belt

to lessen the amount of money or resources one uses compared to before, particularly due to having less available

lever sparsamt

lever sparsamt

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[Fras]
to stretch one's legs according to the coverlet

to avoid spending more money than what one earns

utgifter enligt ens budget

utgifter enligt ens budget

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[Fras]
to stretch one's arm no further than one's sleeve (will reach)

The origin of this idiom is not clear, but it likely developed from the idea of being cautious and not overreaching or attempting more than one can handle.

utgifter enligt ens budget

utgifter enligt ens budget

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[Fras]
to throw good money after bad

to continue to waste a lot of money on something that is not worth it

slösa pengar på något värdelöst

slösa pengar på något värdelöst

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[Fras]
black hole

a project, activity, business, etc. that uses a lot of money or resources without providing any results or profit

dyrt men värdelöst

dyrt men värdelöst

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[Substantiv]
to have more money than sense

to possess a significant amount of wealth but lack good judgment or wisdom in managing it

rik men sparsam person

rik men sparsam person

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[Fras]
to live beyond one's means

to spend in a way that exceeds one's income

spenderar för mycket pengar

spenderar för mycket pengar

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[Fras]
to live within one's means

to spend no more money than one has

spendera pengar för mycket

spendera pengar för mycket

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[Fras]
to burn a hole in one's pocket

to have a strong desire to spend money quickly or impulsively, often resulting in reckless spending habits

utgifter för mycket

utgifter för mycket

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[Fras]
to throw money out (of) the window

to wastefully and recklessly spend money

slösa bort sina pengar

slösa bort sina pengar

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[Fras]
to spend money like water

to carelessly spend a great sum of money

spendera pengar för mycket

spendera pengar för mycket

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[Fras]
to play ducks and drakes with sth

to use or handle something in a wasteful and careless manner

slösar bort något

slösar bort något

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[Fras]
nest egg

money that is put aside as savings for the future or special occasions

besparingar (pengar)

besparingar (pengar)

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[Substantiv]
high roller

someone that spends money in an extravagant way

någon som spenderar pengar överdådigt

någon som spenderar pengar överdådigt

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[Substantiv]
to cut one's coat according to one's cloth

to live in a way that does not exceed one's financial limitations

spendera pengar enligt ens budget

spendera pengar enligt ens budget

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[Fras]
to have money to burn

to have more money than one needs and waste it on unnecessary things

spendera pengar hänsynslöst

spendera pengar hänsynslöst

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[Fras]
money pit

used to refer to something on which one keeps spending more and more money

något som hela tiden kostar pengar

något som hela tiden kostar pengar

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[Substantiv]
to scrimp and save

to try to spend as little money as possible

minska utgifterna

minska utgifterna

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[Fras]
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