We've been living on just one salary since Mick got laid off, so we're finding it hard TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
= to pay too much for something unnecessarily
Cameron is always trying TO MAKE A QUICK BUCK instead of getting a steady job and working for a living.
They're raising the rent by 100 dollars next month. Looks like we'll have TO TIGHTEN OUR BELTS.
= to be overdrawn at the bank
= to earn money easily, and even dishonestly
= to have enough money to pay the bills
Ellie and Joe are inviting over two hundred guests to their wedding in the Caribbean. It's going TO COST AN ARM AND A LEG!
= to put money aside for the future
The Keenes do all their own home repairs and renovation because they don't want TO PAY THROUGH THE NOSE for that kind of work.
= to spend less money than usual
The ATM just spat out my card. I seem TO BE IN THE RED again.
There's no need TO SAVE FOR A RAINY DAY when you're in your nineties.
= to be very expensive
