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Ходят легенды, что у учителей водятся большие деньги. Поговорим о деньгах на английском? Предлагаю вашему вниманию несколько полезных идиом:

1. tighten your belt - затянуть пояс
He's had to tighten his belt since he started working part-time.
2. in the black - в плюсе,прибыльный
Our company has been in the black for over three years now.
3. In the red - в долгах, убытке
These days, more and more people are in the red.
4. be out of pocket - быть в убытке, без денег
The last time I went out with you, I ended up seriously out of pocket.
5. be loaded - быть богатым
Hector paid his Harvard Law School tuition with cash. His family is loaded.
6. throw money at - вложить деньги в
The local government is willing to throw much money at an environmental problem.
7. saddled with debt - обремененный долгами
Our firm is saddled with debt and we must do something about it fast.
8. hard up - в трудном финансовом положении
They're extremely hard up.
9. make ends meet - сводить концы с концами
It was just a way to make ends meet really.

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