Idioms

I'm so broke/I'm flat broke. 

I don't have any money. 

I don't have a bean (I don't have any money.) 

You need to tighten your belt. (You should try to spend less.)

He's flush (with cash). (He's got a lot of money.) 

She's rolling in it. (She's very rich.)

We really splashed out on our new car. 

We spent a lot of money on our new car.  

This dress cost me an arm and a leg. 

This dress was very expensive.  

This bag was dirt cheap.  

This bag wasn't expensive.  

I got this new top for a song. 

This blouse was very cheap. 

I can't believe the price of a cup of coffee here. It's daylight robbery! 

This cafe charges very high prices for its coffee.

Money burns a hole in your pocket. 

You spend your money too quickly. 

All that glitters (is not gold).  

Don't judge something by its appearance. It may look like it's worth a lot of money but it might actually be quite cheap. 

Money talks.  

People who are rich have more power and influence than people who are poor. 

Don't count your chickens (before they hatch).  

You shouldn't spend money (or make plans) based on what you expect to have (or happen) in the future. 

Where there's muck (there's brass).  

You can earn a lot of money if you don't mind getting a bit dirty. 

Many hands (make light work). 

This is the opposite of "Too many cooks" and means that if we all work 

together we will complete the task more quickly than if we each work by ourselves.  

A bad workman (always blames his tools).  

If you don't do a task well it's because you don't have the skills to do it 

not because the instruments you used weren't good enough.  

You can't teach an old dog (new tricks).  

As people get older, they usually don't like to try new things or new 

ways of doing things.  

Make hay (while the sun shines). 

Don't wait till tomorrow to do what you can do today because tomorrow 

your circumstances might change and you may not be able to do it.