اصطلاحات متداول انگلیسی

Idioms about Money and Finance
A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned
پس انداز پول عاقلانه است
Beyond One’s Means
افرادی که فراتر از بودجه یا درآمد شخص زندگی می کنند
Someone’s Bread And Butter
شغل یا فعالیتی که پول مورد نیاز برای زندگی را برای شما فراهم می کند
Cut One’s Losses
متوقف کردن وضعیت ناموفق قبل از بدتر شدن
Down-And-Out
بدون پول، شغل یا مکانی برای زندگی؛ تهی دست
Dutch Treat/ Go Dutch
هر شخص هزینه وعده های غذایی خود را می پردازد
Money Talks
افراد ثروتمند رفتار ویژه ای دارند یا از قدرت و نفوذ بیشتری برخوردار هستند
Bring Home The Bacon
تلاش و دستیابی به موفقیت
At All Costs
صرف نظر از بهای پرداختی یا تلاش مورد نیاز
To Earn A Living
برای پول در آوردن به منظور حمایت مالی از خود
Money Doesn’t Grow On Trees
به کسی هشدار می دهد مراقب باشد چه مقدار پول خرج می کند
Pour Money Down The Drain
هدر دادن پول
Born With A Silver Spoon In Your Mouth
کسی که در امتیاز و ثروت متولد می شود، او هرگز برای کار سخت، کار نکرده است
A penny saved is a penny earned
Advice saying that it’s good to save money. When money is saved, it is as good as money that is earned
She runs her own business and does all the work herself because she believes that a penny saved is a penny earned
When I travel, I prefer to stay at a hostel instead of an expensive hotel because I think that a penny saved is a penny earned
John doesn’t make a lot of money, so he’s very cautious in using his money. He supposes that a penny saved is a penny earned
Beyond one’s means
To spend more money than you can afford
The trip was just beyond our means
The living expenses in big cities are beyond my means, so I’d rather live in the suburbs
Can I see a cheaper one, please? This expensive fridge is just beyond my means
Someone’s bread and butter
Someone’s basic income, someone’s livelihood, a job or activity that helps you earn money for your living
His family’s bread and butter comes from his small business
Tutoring is her bread and butter right now
I am financially dependent on my parents but I am going to earn my bread and butter after I graduate
Cut one’s losses
To stop doing an activity that causes losses or damage, to withdraw from a bad situation before it gets worse
They decided to stop the unprofitable project to cut their losses
To cut our losses, we must be cautious in dealing with this financial issue
A real finance manager must know how to cut our losses in case our business doesn’t work out
Down-and-out
(adj) having no money, no job and no home
(n) a person who has no money, no job and no home
She left him when he was down-and-out
That old man is a down-and-out, coming over twice a week to take the leftover food
After the bankruptcy, he became a down-and-out
Dutch treat
Go Dutch
Dutch treat: a situation or a meal in which each person pays for himself or herself
Go Dutch: to pay one’s own share instead of for the whole meal
It was our first date and we had a Dutch treat dinner together
Why don’t we go Dutch? Sharing is always good
Let’s go Dutch today. I’ll pay for my order
Money talks
Money is so powerful, it can get things done or help a person get his or her own way
That she won the beauty pageant is understandable. Money talks
Who doesn’t think that he will be promoted? His dad is a millionaire and money talks
Don’t worry. I can handle this scandal. I’ll see Mr. George, the chief editor of the newspaper, as money talks
Bring home the bacon
To go out to work and earn money for the family, to succeed and achieve what you want
In my family, my dad is the one who brings home the bacon while my mom stays at home and takes care of us
Finally, I got a job after two years of unemployment. I can bring home the bacon now
We work so hard on this YouTube series because we hope that it will bring home the bacon
At all costs
You use this to say that you’re determined to achieve what you want, no matter how hard or dangerous it is. Nothing or no one can prevent you from achieving your goal
I’ll be the winner at all costs
The director asked the finance staff to prevent the losses at all costs
I’ll win her heart at all costs
Earn a living
To earn money to pay for food, housing, clothing, etc
She’s financially independent. She can earn her own living
I have to work very hard to earn my living
Earning a living seems hard for single moms
Money doesn’t grow on trees
Be careful about spending money because it’s very hard to earn
I wanted to have a new car but then I changed my mind because my old car was still in good condition. My mom always reminds me that money doesn’t grow on trees
I can’t believe that you would spend your full salary on this silly tour. Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know
Parents must teach their kids that money doesn’t grow on trees
Pour money down the drain
To waste money, to spend money incautiously
This second-hand fridge isn’t working well. Buying it is just pouring money down the drain
You’re pouring money down the drain. What a waste! We never use cookers in our home. We never cook
Don’t pour money down the drain by buying that low-quality computer. It’s going to break soon
Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
Be born into a very rich family, be rich from birth
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, so he has never known what hard work is
Those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouth need to learn how to use money economically
Although she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she lives a very modest life