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B2+-C1+/1/ Online General English [Value and Price]
B2+-C1+/1/ Online General English [Value and Price]
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Read the sentences and choose the correct Idiom.
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Many people on state benefits______, with barely enough money for basics like food and heating.
make ends meet
live from hand to mouth
came into some money
make a killing
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They ______ £3,000 on a fancy holiday.
dipped into their savings
splashed out
went window shopping
made a killing
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As soon as she gets her salary, it ________. She just goes crazy and buys a lot of stuff.
burns a hole in her pocket
dips into her savings
makes a killing
foots the bill
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Prices are going up and wages aren't increasing. So we'll have to______.
cost an arm and a leg
make ends meet
live from hand to mouth
tighten our belts
5
We had to_________to pay for a holiday last year. But we've still got a few hundred pounds left in the account.
dip into our savings
made a killing
make ends meet
tighten our belts
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Jim_________when his grandmother died. He was able to buy a new car.
made a killing
dip into savings
cost an arm and a leg
came into some money
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James is a simply a support staff, but he drives Ferrari. He definitely _______.
makes a killing
dips into his savings
lives from hand to mouth
live beyond his means
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"Was your new bike expensive?" "Yes, very. It _________."
live from hand to mouth
dip into our savings
come into some money
cost an arm and a leg
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I don't earn a great deal, but we manage to______.
make a killing
be ripped off
make ends meet
tighten our belts
10
Unexpectadly, she ________after she won $5 millions in bingo.
slashed out
made a killing
was in the money
came into some money
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Whether my brother is a generous or dull man, no idea. He often ______ inviting his friends out when gets a pay cheque.
dips into his savings
foots the bill
goes Dutch
makes a killing
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If we go out with friends, we ______. Just split the bill in four of us.
are in the money
foot the bill
splash out
go Dutch
13
You could have bought that computer for half the price on the Internet. You ________.
were ripped off
made a killing
cost an arm and a leg
tighten our belts
14
My uncle_____when he sold his business. But then he lost it all when he invested in the stock market.
cost an arm and a leg
made ends meet
made a killing
dip into his savings
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They frequently went to 7th Avenue in New York to go ________ though they have no money on luxury clothing.
live from hand to mouth
window shopping
get ripped off
go Dutch
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He is only 25, but he is a vice president of a company. Definitely, _______. Sure his father is a CEO.
money talks
makes a killing
cost an arm and a leg
come into some money