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Solutions - Upper-Intermediate - Unit 9 - 9E

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 9 - 9E in the Solutions Upper-Intermediate coursebook, such as "dirt cheap", "make a fortune", "rip-off", etc.

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Solutions - Upper-Intermediate
to [be] rolling in (it|money)

to have a great deal of money

Ex: With those luxury trips every month, you would think they were rolling in it.
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broke
broke
[Adjective]

having little or no financial resources

Ex: We're broke this month because of the rent.
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rip-off
rip-off
[noun]

something that costs a lot more than its real value

Ex: Be careful when shopping online ; some deals are just rip-offs with inflated prices .
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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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hard up
hard up
[Adjective]

experiencing financial difficulties, often lacking money to cover basic expenses

Ex: Even though they were hard up, they managed to find joy in the simple things in life .
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comfortably off

having enough money or resources to live without financial worry, but not necessarily very wealthy

Ex: With a salary of over $100,000, he considers himself comfortably off.
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killing
killing
[noun]

a considerable and swift gain of profit, particularly one made quickly and easily

Ex: The entrepreneur made a killing from her new app , which went viral overnight .
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to [make] a killing

to earn a large amount of money, often in a short period of time and with little effort, usually through a successful business venture, investment, etc,

Ex: Investors made a killing when the startup went public.
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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

Ex: They tightened their belts and stopped eating out.
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in the lap of luxury

in a very comfortable condition due to an abundance of wealth

Ex: They spent the weekend in the lap of luxury at a private villa.
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to [make] (both|) ends meet

to make enough money to pay for one's basic needs

Ex: They moved to a cheaper apartment to make both ends meet.
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to [pay] through the nose for {sth}

to pay an unreasonably high price for something

Ex: We had to pay through the nose because we booked at the last minute.
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to [live] (from|) hand to mouth

to survive with only the bare minimum resources, often with no savings or financial security

Ex: Without that small pension, they would be living hand to mouth.
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to [make] a fortune

to accumulate a large amount of wealth or money through one's own efforts, often through business ventures or investments

Ex: The entrepreneur's innovative startup idea helped him make a fortune.
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(in|into) the red
in the red
[phrase]

in debt due to spending more than one's earnings

Ex: A few bad months pushed the charity into the red.
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