a dime's worth

an insignificant amount
Example:
At best, he'll make a dime's worth of difference with his interference in the affair.

a fool and his money are soon parted

this means that stupid people spend money without thinking about it enough.
Example:
John likes his extravagant lifestyle - but then a fool and his money are soon parted.

all that glitters is not gold

appearance is sometimes misleading. Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not be as
good as they look.
Example:
The house looks beautiful from the outside but the inside part of the house looks terrible; all
that glitters is not gold.

bank on
to expect something or rely on.
Example:
Can I bank on your friend's predictions about the stock market?

bet your bottom dollar

This idiom is used to say that one can be sure about something.
Example:
You can bet your bottom dollar. The whole thing will end tragically.

big bucks
Lots of money.
Example:
The new managing director must be making big bucks after his promotion.

blank cheque
This phrase is used to mean that one is given an unlimited freedom of action.
Example:
The president has been given a blank check to conduct a war against the enemy.

coining it
(also coining money) to be earning a lot of money quickly.
Example:
The company has been coining it since the new boss took over.

coining money
(also coining it, mintining it) earning a lot of money quickly.
Example:
The company has been coining money since the new manager took over.

cost an arm and a leg

(also cost a bomb,the earth, a packeta, a small fortune) extremely expensive.
Example:
I'd love to buy a Rolls-Royce, but it costs an arm and a leg.

cut your losses

This idiom is used to mean that you should do something to avoid losing any more money.
Example:
When he felt that his project was failing, he had to sell everything to cut his losses.

dime a dozen
Said about anything that is common, inexpensive, and easy to get or available any where.
Example:
We don't need someone like him in this company. People with his skills are a dime a dozen these
days.

dollars to donuts
This idiomatic expression is used to suggest that something is very likely to be true or that one is
certain about something.
Example:
I'll bet you dollars to donuts she won't accept his marriage proposal.

drop a dime
to drop a dime means to make a phone call, usually calling the police to inform on or betray
someone.
Example:
He went out to drop a dime on John.

for a song
very cheaply.
Example:
She bought the house for a song.

for love nor money

said when it is difficult to get something or persuade someone.
Example:
You can't get help for love nor money these days.

for my money
in my opinion.
Example:
For my money, Bill is the best one to choose as a partner.

have money to burn

to be very rich and spend a lot of money on unnecessary things.
Example:
He seems to have money to burn. He always buys his girlfriend extravagant things.

ill-gotten gains
money or other possession gained dishonestly.
Example:
All his ill-gotten gains are hidden somewhere in his bedroom.

in the money
very rich
Example:
He's in the money. He's extremely rich.

licence to print money

if a company or activity is a licence to print money, it generates a lot of money without much
effort.
Example:
Advertizing companies are just a licence to print money.

made of money
be rich.
Example:
She can't have another car.Her husband is not made of money!

make a fast buck

(also make quick buck) to earn money without much effort.
Example:
If you have got any idea of how to make a fast buck, please tell me!
marry money
to marry a rich person.
Example:
She married money and got rich.

minting it
(also minting money) earning a lot of money quickly.
Example:
The restaurant is minting it thanks to the new manager.

minting money
(also minting money) Earning a lot of money quickly.
Example:
Since the arrival of the new manager, the restaurant is minting money.

money for jam

(also be money for old rope) said about a job when it is an easy way of earning money.
Example:
Selling ice-cream is money for jam when it is very hot.

money for old rope

(also be money for jam) Said about a job when it is an easy way of earning money.
Example:
Selling ice-cream is money for old rope when it is very hot.

money spinner
a business or product that makes a lot of money for someone.
Example:
Internet commerce is becoming a real money-spinner.

money talks
money talks suggest that with money people can get whatever they want.
Example:
She got what she wanted. Well you know money talks!

not come cheap

said about something that is of good quality and is therefore expensive.
Example:
Fast cars don't come cheap.

pay your dues

The phrase pay your dues means to earn respect or a position by a lot of hard work and
sacrifice.
Example:
They want me to resign, but everybody knows that I paid my dues to get this position.

pick up the tab

The idiom to pick up the tab means to pay the bill.
Another variation of this idiom is pick up the check.
Example:
John picks up the tab whenever he has dinner with his friends.

put money on somebody or something

to bet money or to believe that someone will accomplish something or that something will
happen.
Example:
He will pass the exam - I'd put money on it.

quote a price
state in advance the price for...
Example:
The mason quoted a price of 500$ to fix the roof of my house.

rags to riches
The phrase rags-to-riches refers to any situation in which a person rises from poverty to wealth.
Example:
He was homeless and went on to create the largest and most successful service company in the
country. It's really a rags-to-riches story.

strapped for cash

The idiom strapped for cash to be short of money.
Example:
I'm strapped for cash, can you lend me ten dollars?

time is money
a proverb which means that one should not waste time, because one could be using it to earn
money.
Example:
I have to wake up and go to work - time is money

turn up like a bad penny

A person or thing which is unpleasant, disreputable, or otherwise unwanted, especially one
which repeatedly appears at inopportune times.
Example:
He always turns up like a bad penny.

worth its weight in gold

The idiomatic expression worth its weight in gold refers to someone or something that is
valuable.
When this phrase is applied to a person, the pronoun its is replaced by a personal pronoun, such
as his or her.
Example:
The new manager cut down the company's expenses by 30%. She is really worth her weight in
gold.