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rescue/ help sb financially Sorry, Sister, but this time I cannot bail you out
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have just enough money to live on and nothing extra, have barely (apenas) enough money to live on I am pretty much living hand to mouth until the end of the month/ Estoy viviendo prácticamente al día hasta fin de mes.
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dip into [something]-put aside start learning
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recurrir a [algo]-dejar de lado put aside: save up I dipped into the money I put aside for the fee, just to get by.
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be responsible for your own financial obligations To be responsible for one's own financial obligations. sooner or later you are going to have to pay your own way- she's paid her own way her entire life, getting a job from as young as 15 to start saving up for college.
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vivir de, vivir a costas de borrowed money from other people, explointing their generosity You have sponged off me and Mum and Dad long enough. My brother's been sponging money off my parents ever since he dropped out of college- My roommate's nice, but she's always sponging food off of me, and I don't have the heart to tell her to stop.
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If you are taken in by someone or something, you are deceived (dɪˈsiv. engañar) by them, so that you get a false impression of them. Don't be taken in by short-term benefits
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Waste no time in spending your wages/money start learning
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No pierda tiempo en gastar su salario/dinero Spend quickly I am sure Kevin will waste no time in spending the money he inherited /ɪnˈhɛrɪtɪd/ from Mardyonis.
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waste/spend money on unnecessary things start learning
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desperdiciar/gastar dinero en cosas innecesarias
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hacer una fortuna en un trato make a lot of money
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It is important for students to start pay off their student loan as soon as they get a job.
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lose business due to the recession start learning
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perder negocios debido a la recesión Due to/ owing to/ on account of My Miguel uncle used to be a multi-millionaire but he lost business by investing too much in a company that later went to bankrupt.
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make a donation to charity start learning
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hacer una donación a la caridad Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, made a donation to the homeless
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pay someone back what you borrowed start learning
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devolverle a alguien lo que pediste prestado
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pay top dollar for rare items start learning
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paga mucho dinero por artículos raros The antique /anˈtiːk/ shop in our town paid top dollar for rare editions of super hero comics from the 1950s and 60s.
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make a living by selling cars start learning
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ganarse la vida vendiendo coches
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Me fascinan las historias de pobres a ricos. I am fascinated by rags to riches stories
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born with a silver spoon in their mouth start learning
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Nacieron con una cuchara de plata en la boca. Daniela was born with a silver spoon in her mouth; there's always someone to pay her bills if her inheritance /ɪnˈhɛrɪt(ə)ns/ (legacy) isn't enough.
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struggle to make ends meet start learning
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lucha para llegar a fin de mes Mi padre creció en una zona de bajos ingresos y durante muchos de sus primeros años su familia vivió al día, luchando por llegar a fin de mes, y sin embargo ahora es un abogado multimillonario. My daddy raised in alow income area and for many of his early years his family lived hand to mouth, struggling to make ends meet, and yet now he is a multimillionaire lawyer.
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in debt, owing money (endeudado, que debe dinero) / a lot of money in the account. Our bank balance is always in the red/ black.
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live beyond its means/ break the bank start learning
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spend more than you can afford - To be very expensive you are spending more money than you are earning He comes from a family that has always lived beyond its means. / I don't have enough money to go on a vacation right now; I'm afraid it would break the bank.
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splash out on/ lash out on/ fork out on ST start learning
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spend a huge amount of money on ST expensive To spend a large amount of money in a very liberal or extravagant manner (in order to own or do something). Do you enjoy retail therapy (shopping as a medical treatment/ retail therapist)- splashing out on things when you need to be cheered up (to be happy)?
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¡Tu nuevo coche parece muy elegante! ¡Creo que ha costado un dineral!" Your new car looks pretty slick! I think that it cost the earth!"
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reduce cost an live more economically or make financial sacrifices. A: "I don't know what we'll do now that you lost your job." B: "Don't worry, we just need to tighten our belts for a while.
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malgastar, despilfarrar waste in things are not necessary wastein things are not necessary Even though you have a good salary, you still shouldn't squander your money. (Aunque tengas un buen sueldo, no deberías despilfarrar tu dinero.)
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burn a hole in the pocket/ be in the lap of luxury start learning
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you are very eager to spend it / live in conditions of great comfort and wealth. If money is burning a hole in your pocket, you are very eager to spend it (eager to do [sth] ansioso, deseoso)as soon as possible, especially on something you do not really need but would like to have./ My sister has a huge wad of cash burning a hole in her pocket/ We don't live in the lap of luxury, but we're comfortable.
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take care of your penny and the dollar will take care of itself start learning
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cuida tu centavo y el dólar se cuidará solo si alguien se preocupa de no malgastar pequeñas cantidades de dinero, acumulará capital if someone takes care not to waste small amounts of money, they will accumulate capital
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Ilsa developed a phobia of flying after seeing a plane crash on television.
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scared of using techology
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sopesar los pros y los contras
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the popularity of the app has rocketed and it id now being used across the globe.
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Money doesn’t grow on trees /triːz/. start learning
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El dinero no crece en los árboles /triːz/.
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A day late and a dollar short start learning
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Un día tarde y un dólar menos A day late and a dollar short is another way to say too little too late. When a person is a day late and a dollar short, he has not only missed an opportunity due to tardiness, but also because he has not put forth enough effort.
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Money is the root of all evil. start learning
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El dinero es la raíz del mal.
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There is no point/ sense/use (in) doing sth start learning
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No tiene sentido/sentido/uso (en) hacer algo There is no point (in) carrying samovars to Samarkand
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Get up to all sorts of things start learning
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Levántate a todo tipo de cosas Los niños pequeños hacen de todo Small children get up to all sorts of tricks
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collocation prase the dog is wagging its tail because it wants to be/ make friends with you
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my mother in law has invited us to share her house we are moving in with my mother in law
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encontrarlo + adj (+ por hacer) he lack of of interest I found it surprising that he showed so litlle interest
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syn: nauthy, adj mischievous (travieso) small children are full of mischief
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It wasn’t until I locked the door that I realised i had forgotten the keys
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this book originated as a series of lectures shipwreks
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collecting Garden ngomes might seem And unusual activity but Many People Do it
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