10個地道金錢英語口語

提起金錢，只會用money？英語中有大量有關金錢的表達，今天給大家分享10個不包含單詞money的地道金錢口語表達。

1. Break the bank– to use up all of your money
傾家蕩產

例句：

John knew that renting the ocean view apartment would break the bank, so he settled for a smaller apartment.
約翰知道租一個濱海公寓會花光他所有的錢的，所以他選擇了一個小點的公寓安定下來。

2.Bring home the bacon – to earn money for a family
賺錢，養家糊口

例句：

His wife chooses not to work, so Robert has to bring home the bacon.
羅伯特的老婆決定不出去上班了，因此他不得不賺錢養家糊口。

3.Cash in on (something) – to make money from an opportunity
大賺一筆

例句：

The former athlete cashed in on his popularity to open a nightclub in his name.
這位前運動員開了個以自己名字命名的夜店，打算利用名氣大賺一筆。

4. Give (someone) a blank check– to let someone do whatever they want (as if the amount on the check were left blank)
讓某人自由的按自己想法行事

例句：

The professor gave the students a blank check with the only requirement being that they turn in their project on time.
這位教授允許學生們自由發揮，唯一要求就是他們需要按時交付項目。

5.Turn on a dime – to make a turn in a very small area
在極小的地方打轉，（活動）非常靈巧

例句：

The car handles very well and can turn on a dime.
這輛車很容易駕駛，而且反應靈敏。

6. Bet your bottom dollar– to bet all that you have because you are certain you will win
孤注一擲，把底金壓上

7.Look like a million dollars – to look very good
顯得容光煥發，看上去十分漂亮

例句：

As she stepped out in her wedding dress, she looked like a million dollars.
當她穿著婚紗走出來時，看起來美呆了。

8. Pinch pennies– to be very careful with money, to be thrifty
精打細算

例句：

My grandfather always pinches pennies; he never spends money if he doesn’t have to.
我爺爺總是精打細算；只要沒必要他從不花錢。

9.Put in your two cents – to give your opinion about something
發表意見

例句：

You can put in your two cents after I am finished going over all the facts.
等我陳述完了所有事實后你可以發表你的個人意見。

10.For peanuts – for very little or no pay
賺不了幾個小錢兒

例句：

The students had very little money, so they were willing to work for peanuts.
學生們沒什么錢，所以他們愿意為了微不足道的一點點小錢而工作。

（來源：滬江英語 編輯：劉明）