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工作和金钱 - 花钱或省钱

探索与花钱或省钱有关的英语习语,例如“有更多的钱而不是理智”和“玩鸭子和德雷克”。

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to tighten one's belt

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

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"to [tighten] {one's} belt" 的定义和意义
to stretch one's legs according to the coverlet

to avoid spending more money than what one earns

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"to [stretch] {one's} legs according to the coverlet" 的定义和意义
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.

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"to [stretch] {one's} arm no further than {one's} [sleeve] (will reach|)" 的定义和意义
to throw good money after bad

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

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"to [throw] good money after bad" 的定义和意义
black hole

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

资金黑洞, 资源黑洞

资金黑洞, 资源黑洞

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to have more money than sense

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

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to live beyond one's means

to spend in a way that exceeds one's income

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"to [live] beyond {one's} means" 的定义和意义
to live within one's means

to spend no more money than one has

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"to [live] within  {one's} means" 的定义和意义
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

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to throw money out (of) the window

to wastefully and recklessly spend money

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"to [throw] money out (of|) the window" 的定义和意义
to spend money like water

to carelessly spend a great sum of money

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to play ducks and drakes with something

to use or handle something in a wasteful and careless manner

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"to [play] ducks and drakes with {sth}" 的定义和意义
nest egg

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

储蓄金, 养老基金

储蓄金, 养老基金

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high roller

someone that spends money in an extravagant way

大亨, 豪客

大亨, 豪客

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to cut one's coat according to one's cloth

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

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to have money to burn

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

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"to [have] money to burn" 的定义和意义
money pit

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

财务陷阱, 金钱黑洞

财务陷阱, 金钱黑洞

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to scrimp and save

to try to spend as little money as possible

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