Lost time
To make a stir, a mess
Mexican breakfast
To stew in ones own juice
IDIOMS about money and commerce for translation
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To be pressed for time (money) not to have enough time (money)
To make both ends meet (to live from hand to mouth) = not to be able to save, to spend what is earned
Nothing for nothing (and very little for a halfpenny)
Cry the blues (Am.slang)
To make a poor mouth
He that (who) goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing
To cut ones own grass (slang)
To sow ones wild oats
A light purse is a heavy curse
Poverty is not a sin.
Debt is the worst kind of poverty-
Salt away -
Score twice before you cut once
Give somebody a rope and hell hang himself
No sweet without some sweat
Opportunity makes the thief
The road to hell is paved with good intentions\ Hell is paved with good intentions
To be in the red
Rob Peter to pay Paul
On the rocks
Pay through the nose
Note of hand
To be well-off
To burn the midnight oil
To strike oil
To paddle ones own canoe
No pains, no gains
No pay, no play
Pay ones way - This farmer cant pay his way though his farm pays its way
Whats to pay?
Who breaks pay!
A pretty penny
In for a penny, in for a pound
Penny wise and pound foolish
Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
Earn an honest penny
To make ones pile
Neck or nothing
Sink or swim
Plenty is no plague
To be in the pocket
To be in smbs pocket
To put it on
To put out
To put up
To be (cry) quits
To keep on the rails
It never rains but it pours
To be worse than ones word
All work and no joy makes Jack a dull boy
If things were to be done twice all would be wise
To have oneself to thank for something
Success is never blamed
Staff today and starve tomorrow
To buy all stock and block
A silk stocking
To break stones
Any stick to beat a dog
To lock the stable when the horse is stolen
To go short
To wait for a dead man shoes
The shoe is on the other foot
Near is my shirt but nearer is my skin
Nothing seek nothing find
To save ones skin
At a saving
To put up for a sale
Not to earn salt for ones porridge
To roll in money
Slow and steady wins the race
To make the best of a bad bargain
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As bold as brass
Great boast, small roast
The run of ones teeth
On the rocks
Strong room
To go up in the world
To be in the bag
To be in clover
To go downhill
To back the wrong horse
To line ones pocket
To make money hand over fist
To live from hand to mouth
To be poor as a church mouse
