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• honor (someone's) check
  принять чей-либо чек

  At the supermarket they didn't honor my check and I was very upset.
• ill-gotten gains
  (что-либо) добытое нечестным путём

  "I am sure Mr. Bobtail's wealth is ill-gotten gains."
• in clover
  богатый или успешный, ведущий приятную жизнь

  Having won a million dollars in a state lottery, Monica and her husband were in clover.
• in the chips
  (быть) состоятельным

  Ricardo has always wanted to be in the chips.
• in the hole
  (быть) в долгах, нести потери

  Wanda can scarcely make both ends meet; she is always in the hole.
• in the money
  состоятельный, при деньгах

  Gerald found a good job, and he is in the money now.
• jack up (the price)
  поднять цены

  It is difficult to rent a good house for a decent price; the owners have jacked up their prices.
• last of the big spenders
  транжира

  Samantha earns a lot of money and spends it freely; I think she is the last of the big spenders.
• lay away money
  откладывать (деньги), копить

  The boy was trying to lay away some money to buy a bicycle.
• lay out (money)
  тратить (деньги), "выложить деньги"

  "If we buy this house, we will have to lay out a lot of money on repairs, and that's a heavy outlay."
• layaway plan
  покупка в кредит (товар отдаётся только тогда, когда выплачена вся сумма)

  Sam made up his mind to purchase a computer on the layaway plan of the department store.
• let the buyer beware
  пусть покупатель будет осмотрительным

  "You are going to buy a new computer, aren't you? Please remember the motto is 'let the buyer beware'."
• live beyond one's means
  жить не по средствам

  Timothy has been living beyond his means for quite some time and is now in a serious trouble.
• live within one's means
  жить по средствам

  My credo is to live within my means and to spend no more than I earn.
• loaded
  иметь много денег

  I believe my next door neighbor is really loaded.
• look like a million dollars
  прекрасно выглядеть, быть здоровым, счастливым и преуспевающим

  Martha looked like a million dollars when I saw her the other day.
• make a bundle/pile
  заработать много денег

  Sam's uncle has made a bundle on the stock market and he is very wealthy now.
• make a check out to (someone)
  выписать чек кому-либо

  The volunteers were raising money for the new animal shelter and I made a check out to them.
• make a fast/quick buck
  быстро и легко заработать деньги

  Alan Grove made a fast buck during the war by supplying ammunition for the army.
• make a killing
  заработать большие деньги

  David Rooster made a killing on the oil market during the boom.
• make a living
  зарабатывать на жизнь

  Sara doesn't earn enough to make a good living; she can hardly make both ends meet.
• make ends meet
  сводить концы с концами

  Dina's salary is so small that she can hardly make ends meet.
• make good money
  зарабатывать хорошие деньги

  Pam was able to make good money doing a full-time job at a souvenir factory.
• make/spend/lose money hand over fist
  быстро и в больших количествах делать \ тратить \ терять деньги

  Adam is head over heels in debt because he is spending money hand over fist.
• money burns a hole in (someone's) pocket
  быстро и неразумно тратить деньги; деньги долго не держатся

  Money usually burns a hole in the girl's pocket; she spends it very quickly.
• money doesn't grow on trees
  не стоит сорить деньгами, деньги на деревьях не растут

  "Money is valuable; you shouldn't waste it. Remember money doesn't grow on trees."
• money is no object
  цена не столь важна

  Money is no object if you have decided to go on a luxury voyage in the middle of summer.
• money is the root of all evil
  деньги – причина всех бед

  Many people believe that money is the root of all evil, but I am of another opinion.
• money talks
  с деньгами всего можно добиться

  Money talks; it gives you power and influence over other people.
• nest egg
  сумма денег, отложенная на чёрный день

  Weber liked to keep a little nest egg for himself.
• nickel and dime (someone)
  постоянно просить у кого-либо денег или тратить небольшие суммы

  My cousin Ben is constantly asking for small sums of money; I am afraid he will nickel and dime me to death.
• not for love nor money
  ни за какие блага

  It was a first night performance, and we couldn't buy the tickets, not for love nor money.
• not for love or money
  любыми путями, "не мытьём, так катаньем"

  We were not able to get the tickets for the performance for love or money.
• not have two cents to rub together
  не иметь много денег

  My uncle is always short of money; he never has two cents to rub together.
• not made of money
  (не) иметь много денег

  My daughter asked me to buy her a car, but I told her I am not made of money.