*Check Your English*
*23-03-2019*
*Money Idioms*
*Fill in the blanks.*
1. *If these activists are really interested in eradicating poverty and malnutrition they must put their money where their …………………… is.*
hand
mouth
heart
2. *He can buy just about anything he wants. His wife has got ……………………… of money.*
pots
tins
barrels
3. *He doesn’t have to work. He’s already got plenty of money to ……………………… around.*
kick
fool
throw
4. *They hit pay ……………………………. with their new gaming app.*
dirt
packet
smart
5. *I had to pay through the …………… to get my old car repaired.*
ears
eyes
nose
6. *Employers are paying ………………. dollar to retain talent.*
high
big
top
7. *That velvet gown cost me a …………………………..*
pretty penny
handsome penny
hot penny
8. *She may be ...................... poor, but she is honest.*
dirt
filth
9. *She may be as poor as a ……….., but she is content.*
church mouse
alley cat
street dog
10. *He earns the money, but it is his wife who holds the .................*
purse strings
wallet
coffers
11. *She is .............. rich and that’s why he married her.*
dirt
dirty
filthy
12. *You can’t ............ Peter to pay Paul. If that is your policy you will never be out of debt.*
rob
kidnap
pawn
*Answers*
1. If these activists are really interested in eradicating poverty and malnutrition they must put their money where their *mouth*
is.
2. He can buy just about anything he wants. His wife has got *pots* of money.
3. He doesn’t have to work. He’s already got plenty of money to *throw* around.
4. They hit pay *dirt* with their new gaming app.
5. I had to pay through the *nose* to get my old car repaired.
6. Employers are paying *top* dollar to retain talent.
7. That velvet gown cost me a *pretty penny.*
8. She may be *dirt* poor, but she is honest.
9. She may be as poor as a *church mouse,* but she is content.
10. He earns the money, but it is his wife who holds the *purse strings.*
11. She is *filthy* rich and that’s why he married her.
12. You can’t *rob* Peter to pay Paul. If that is your policy you will never be out of debt.
*23-03-2019*
*Money Idioms*
*Fill in the blanks.*
1. *If these activists are really interested in eradicating poverty and malnutrition they must put their money where their …………………… is.*
hand
mouth
heart
2. *He can buy just about anything he wants. His wife has got ……………………… of money.*
pots
tins
barrels
3. *He doesn’t have to work. He’s already got plenty of money to ……………………… around.*
kick
fool
throw
4. *They hit pay ……………………………. with their new gaming app.*
dirt
packet
smart
5. *I had to pay through the …………… to get my old car repaired.*
ears
eyes
nose
6. *Employers are paying ………………. dollar to retain talent.*
high
big
top
7. *That velvet gown cost me a …………………………..*
pretty penny
handsome penny
hot penny
8. *She may be ...................... poor, but she is honest.*
dirt
filth
9. *She may be as poor as a ……….., but she is content.*
church mouse
alley cat
street dog
10. *He earns the money, but it is his wife who holds the .................*
purse strings
wallet
coffers
11. *She is .............. rich and that’s why he married her.*
dirt
dirty
filthy
12. *You can’t ............ Peter to pay Paul. If that is your policy you will never be out of debt.*
rob
kidnap
pawn
*Answers*
1. If these activists are really interested in eradicating poverty and malnutrition they must put their money where their *mouth*
is.
2. He can buy just about anything he wants. His wife has got *pots* of money.
3. He doesn’t have to work. He’s already got plenty of money to *throw* around.
4. They hit pay *dirt* with their new gaming app.
5. I had to pay through the *nose* to get my old car repaired.
6. Employers are paying *top* dollar to retain talent.
7. That velvet gown cost me a *pretty penny.*
8. She may be *dirt* poor, but she is honest.
9. She may be as poor as a *church mouse,* but she is content.
10. He earns the money, but it is his wife who holds the *purse strings.*
11. She is *filthy* rich and that’s why he married her.
12. You can’t *rob* Peter to pay Paul. If that is your policy you will never be out of debt.
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