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Work & Money - Price & Money

Dive into English idioms regarding price and money, like "break the bank" and "red cent".

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chicken feed

an extremely small amount of money

Ex: For that amount of work , the pay was chicken feed.
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red cent
red cent
[noun]

an amount of money that is extremely small

Ex: He would not spend a red cent unless he absolutely had to .
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small fortune

money in large amounts

Ex: A private school can cost a small fortune every year .
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for a song
for a song
[phrase]

at a price that is extremely low

Ex: He picked up the antique table for a song at the auction.
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dirt cheap
dirt cheap
[phrase]

costing very little, often far less than expected or typical

Ex: Those tools are dirt cheap online, but the quality is poor.
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cheap and cheerful

having a low price and a satisfactory quality

Ex: The app has a cheap and cheerful design, but users like it.
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to [suit] every pocket

to be affordable by many

Ex: There are phones on the market to suit every pocket.
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bang for {one's} [buck]

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

Ex: The cheaper plan gives better bang for the buck than the premium plan.
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rich for {one's} blood

too fancy or costly for someone

Ex: We liked the apartment, but the rent was rich for our blood.
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white elephant

a possession that is costly to maintain and difficult to dispose of, often more trouble than it is worth

Ex: The luxury car was beautiful , but with all the repairs it was a white elephant.
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an arm and (a|) leg

a large sum of money

Ex: Fixing the car after the accident cost me an arm and a leg.
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(at|for) a price
at a price
[phrase]

with a very high price

Ex: They bought the rare painting at a price few people could afford.
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to [break] the bank

to financially ruin one due to having a very high cost

Ex: Their new phone is powerful without breaking the bank.
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highway robbery

an act of overcharging

Ex: Fifty euros for parking ? That is highway robbery.
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to [up|raise] the ante

to increase the price of something

Ex: They kept raising the ante until the car was too expensive for most buyers.
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over the odds

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

Ex: The apartment is nice, but the landlord is asking over the odds.
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a pretty penny

a large amount of money

Ex: The concert tickets cost a pretty penny, but the show was worth it.
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to [be] a steal

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

Ex: The flight was a steal because we booked it months ahead.
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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

Ex: The restaurant priced itself out of the market after the new menu came out.
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to [see] the color of {one's} money

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

Ex: No one starts work on a custom order until they see the color of your money.
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