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Idioms about money Here is the list of idioms about money Earn a fortune to earn a lot of money He  made a fortune  on the stock market. Tighten your belt to reduce the amount of money that you normally spend We’ve had to  tighten our belts  since my mother lost her job. On/below the breadline having very little money or a very low income to live properly They are living  on the breadline. Get your fingers burnt  to suffer loss as the result of doing something risky He  got his fingers burnt  in foreign markets. Burn a hole in your pocket If money is burning a hole in your pocket, you want to spend it as soon as you possibly can Chicken feed an amount of money that is so small to be significant It’s a nice job but the pay is  chicken feed . Cost an arm and a leg to be extremely expensive The fur coat  cost her and arm and a leg . Have deep pockets to have a lot of money a company that has  deep pockets Feel the pinch to have financial problems because you are not earning as much as you