to move up

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to sit up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc2l0IHVw&hash=ecf957227596ce101802e80a8258d3af056194e4&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to curl up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY3VybCB1cA&hash=ca39baa056aad6d04a075297921df3285020f168&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to look down on

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbG9vayBkb3duIG9u&hash=779a37fe48938914b28bf47d6ecfb4e73b1aeafd&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to lie down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbGllIGRvd24&hash=95020e5acc7161261dc3ad268a55a98fe0764f87&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to turn up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gdHVybiB1cA&hash=a6afe5916a1f0fab62b23389f183b643fc0d321b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to save up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc2F2ZSB1cA&hash=809bdc5c2a2066a469a69637782b070d7d3a54ad&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to speed up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc3BlZWQgdXA&hash=2e3706062abaf75fdeea1d13565469129c256a71&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to quiet down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcXVpZXQgZG93bg&hash=b99c41d723a069746ac1c2f336ba699c8abdb752&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to cut down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY3V0IGRvd24&hash=5675b1c88edda9096a3fa466cacd262c1033487e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to slow down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc2xvdyBkb3du&hash=76bd8ec448519c432c66ed87e3a38679b3db1748&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to trade

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gdHJhZGU&hash=435839a8f347f612cce142fc8c7bc284da12bd80&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to dress up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZHJlc3MgdXA&hash=a9c40d941b6080249792c8d9331c37cb2815b38c&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to dumb down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZHVtYiBkb3du&hash=97749481b5c5d7c1df5d77ca59d6f494f726c890&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to dress down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZHJlc3MgZG93bg&hash=dcd975965a370eb639e5961053feff6613bc9d8e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to set up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc2V0IHVw&hash=1ba3c9bd4d39005d9e854d54faad732c7d9555b4&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to fire up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZmlyZSB1cA&hash=95c39a61a30d10557aab616db95bd0a4cb00c9ce&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to boot up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYm9vdCB1cA&hash=4d97a1b198d70beee9e665e62552e5b7c44cff3d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to stand down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc3RhbmQgZG93bg&hash=050fd76f55a999d07c03f2d4143026ffaf5a0884&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to break down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYnJlYWsgZG93bg&hash=52f94b47ca14655fceefd17790f9a62a36a3a0d5&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to shut down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc2h1dCBkb3du&hash=dc96d225f3917bed6de8a44a96fcce6a9a4c2449&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to wind up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gd2luZCB1cA&hash=3bdba64a99b3310f3e637fd44c5e8652ce783daf&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to buy up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYnV5IHVw&hash=dead06f77769c57a6a938dccc677db7e3e2f1db4&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to use up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gdXNlIHVw&hash=6fa400a8209dd918420f8e2360b951be60c2a43d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to pin down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcGluIGRvd24&hash=962e43f8729e7a1d84bc27e1f4aad6640bf3e076&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to settle down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc2V0dGxlIGRvd24&hash=be0bbd95ddb30d6e5d0d27a80d595f051d34a324&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to live down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbGl2ZSBkb3du&hash=6563f6a8b4109601e5cdeb33421cecb567ae9c4b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to grow up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZ3JvdyB1cA&hash=f3825315419376a190849d25bb2e3794e48f7e2c&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to wake up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gd2FrZSB1cA&hash=f7c316a029b7d277a9b2b3cfe24c533f2b893525&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to run down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcnVuIGRvd24&hash=7d196fdb106265c4163f6acf95de6eb60e3488d3&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to speak up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc3BlYWsgdXA&hash=f360c7c4de1c61d44197f2d42cfd6286d78d998d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to lighten up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbGlnaHRlbiB1cA&hash=e8fe5246bdea21774c56c549b9d31bd4fdf792cf&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to calm down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY2FsbSBkb3du&hash=f4b2556245a027d10ab102cee28096b329babd13&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to give up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZ2l2ZSB1cA&hash=c2c75a2eb24800e87bd7ce74852cf1266ff29e4f&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to let down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbGV0IGRvd24&hash=354bc41d6b5d52eebb703f25c9c778189428394f&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

well-off

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=d2VsbC1vZmY&hash=496b9ecfec3ed7573cd02c3bfe3fbde2d2c0da08&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

depression

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZGVwcmVzc2lvbg&hash=1dee015f768341fa549b42996d08773594369aea&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

extravagant

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZXh0cmF2YWdhbnQ&hash=e5ad285aed6a1f64ffab7f169a98033e31d1ac58&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

affluent

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YWZmbHVlbnQ&hash=3afb8d739d18ba1dd2a0a2f3eb33c85f191ed143&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to man up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbWFuIHVw&hash=d4e571086ff20ee1003c1993fb6e925ce76d4ad1&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

spoiled

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c3BvaWxlZA&hash=23b6685318dab55d393b98fe930d408df305c81f&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to play up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcGxheSB1cA&hash=3f7bf21af5a553184c798a0afd1bd5e4702fa3a6&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

rich

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cmljaA&hash=9925ccc7ec5f8ff76d93607082fe64f0632e618a&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

hardship

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aGFyZHNoaXA&hash=1b6f4f21a0ec61b689bf57775d6993ec5ca24b7e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

prosperous

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cHJvc3Blcm91cw&hash=a9ec8821ee6f06233053a26414e2cf19c37f7cc2&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

modest

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bW9kZXN0&hash=d2bf065e4aab4084443c63bad57923945ffca670&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

budget

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YnVkZ2V0&hash=f66f7525925df97883a2062b4f2de31fa0b7dbe3&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

careful

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y2FyZWZ1bA&hash=ad1763d43dd7128d62b62680d6b578c7c4ba3ac9&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to [fall] on hard times

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZmFsbCBvbiBoYXJkIHRpbWVz&hash=1e2c01f0284cbea9a873e2126d7eec40a5fa94fe&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

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=237c76267edbaa427f070a0f0934b43a752f70d9&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to [make] a fortune

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbWFrZSBhIGZvcnR1bmU&hash=bfefc8eae29a580cdcbe59bd74b639ecb344a32d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to [have] it rough

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gaGF2ZSBpdCByb3VnaA&hash=d5348575e55e95f2caa68716549279b00f273d2e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

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

Headway Advanced Ünite 3 Kelime Bilgisi