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• by check
  (расплатиться) чеком

  Marion paid for her purchases by check.
• not have two cents to rub together
  не иметь много денег

  My uncle is always short of money; he never has two cents to rub together.
• time is money
  время - деньги

  "Don't waste your time doing nothing; remember time is money."
• red cent
  небольшая сумма денег, "медный грош"

  I wanted to buy a boat from Tom, but it looked so shabby that I would not give a red cent for it.
• throw money around
  сорить деньгами

  Paul made up his mind to buy a piece of waste land and built a swimming pool on it, but I believe that he is simply throwing money around; the idea doesn't seem to be good.
• strapped for cash
  не хватать денег, иметь мало денег

  I couldn't buy the dress I wanted because I was strapped for cash.
• get along on a shoestring
  быть стеснённым в средствах, иметь очень мало денег

  After her husband's death Linda had to get along on a shoestring.
• live within one's means
  жить по средствам

  My credo is to live within my means and to spend no more than I earn.
• save up (for something)
  делать сбережения, копить, откладывать

  With the money he is earning he can easily save up for a good car.
• money is no object
  цена не столь важна

  Money is no object if you have decided to go on a luxury voyage in the middle of summer.
• give (someone) a blank check
  предоставить кому-либо полную свободу действий

  The government gave the Minister of Education a blank check to improve the situation.
• let the buyer beware
  пусть покупатель будет осмотрительным

  "You are going to buy a new computer, aren't you? Please remember the motto is 'let the buyer beware'."
• cut-rate
  сниженная цена

  Kevin's brother bought a cut-rate computer at the second-hand store.
• strike it rich
  внезапно разбогатеть, преуспеть, "напасть на золотую жилу"

  Elvira struck it rich when she had won one million dollars in a state lottery.
• cut (someone) off without a penny
  оставить кого-либо без копейки, лишать наследства

  Martha was determined to file for a divorce, but her husband threatened to cut her off without a penny.
• heads or tails
  орёл или решка

  They decided to start the basketball game by throwing heads or tails with a coin.
• jack up (the price)
  поднять цены

  It is difficult to rent a good house for a decent price; the owners have jacked up their prices.
• clean up
  получить кучу денег

  Joshua cleaned up at the state lottery last month.
• not made of money
  (не) иметь много денег

  My daughter asked me to buy her a car, but I told her I am not made of money.
• can take (something) to the bank
  что-либо, гарантирующее успех

  I am sure that we can very well take the new business project to the bank.
• make a check out to (someone)
  выписать чек кому-либо

  The volunteers were raising money for the new animal shelter and I made a check out to them.
• salt away (money)
  сберечь, сэкономить деньги

  I was able to salt away some money for my holiday.
• control the purse strings
  контролировать расход денег (в семье)

  My mother-in-law didn't earn money, but she controlled the purse strings in the family.
• hit the jackpot
  иметь необыкновенный успех, повезти

  Dana was very lucky; she hit the jackpot when she bought a lottery ticket last month.
• raise/up the ante
  поднять, увеличить ставку (ставка – деньги на кону перед началом игры)

  The Chief Executive had to raise the ante when he decided to cancel the contract with the shipbuilding company.
• deadbeat
  человек, уклоняющийся от уплаты долгов

  My neighbor Rick Brown is a regular deadbeat; he never pays his debts.
• flat broke
  полностью разориться, не иметь денег

  Alfred lost all of his money at gambling and was flat broke.
• play the market
  спекулировать, играть на бирже

  Denis has inherited a lot of money and he intends to play the market.
• caught short
  (не иметь) необходимое количество денег

  Vivian was caught short and had to get a loan from a bank to pay her living expenses.
• on the money
  как раз нужная сумма \место \ время \ идея

  Mark was on the money when he went to purchase textbooks.
• take a beating
  понести убытки, потерять много денег

  To avoid taking a beating I decided not to sell my country house.
• for my money
  я считаю, что касается меня

  For my money, the best candidate for Congress is George Brown.
• tidy sum of money
  довольно большая сумма денег

  Samuel decided to sell his shop and hoped to get a tidy sum of money from the sale.
• cash in on (something)
  зарабатывать на чём-либо

  A famous pop singer cashed in on her popularity in order to open a night club.
• pick up the tab/check
  заплатить по счёту за кого-либо

  We, my sisters, my husband and me, had a nice dinner at the restaurant, and my husband picked up the tab.