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j'ai de quoi payerI have enough money to pay.Rate it:

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je me fais une fête de passer huit jours à la campagneI look forward with pleasure to the idea of spending a week in the country.Rate it:

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je n'ai pas d'argentI have no moneyRate it:

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je suis à court d'argent (fam. à sec)I am short of money (fam. hard up, broke).Rate it:

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je suis comme un poisson sur la pailleI am like a fish out of water.Rate it:

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kick inTo contribute, especially to a collection of money.Rate it:

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killA creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea.Rate it:

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king's ransomA very large sum of money.Rate it:

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l'eau qui tombe goutte à goutte cave la pierreDropping water will wear away a stone.Rate it:

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l'eau va toujours au moulinProperty always goes to those who have some already; Money makes money; Nothing succeeds like success.Rate it:

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last of the big spendersSomeone who doesn't spend much money.Rate it:

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laugh all the way to the bankTo be happy due to the receipt of money.Rate it:

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laugh offTo respond to a negative situation lightheartedly, as though it were a joke.Rate it:

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le terme vaut l'argentTime is money.Rate it:

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le voleur fuyait, mais nous étions à ses troussesThe thief made off, but we were at his heels.Rate it:

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les eaux sont basses chez luiHe is hard up; He is in low water.Rate it:

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les observations glissent sur lui comme sur une cuirasseBlame slips off him as water off a duck’s back.Rate it:

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les soldats de la garde étaient tous triés sur le voletThe soldiers of the Guard were all picked men.Rate it:

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lighten someone's purseto take money from someone.Rate it:

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lignatum, aquatum ireto go to fetch wood, water.Rate it:

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like there was no tomorrowAlternative form of as if there were no tomorrowRate it:

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live beyond one's meansHave a lifestyle where one's spending regularly exceeds one's income.Rate it:

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long shotSomething unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.Rate it:

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loose changeA sum of money considered small or insignificant.Rate it:

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lose one's shirtTo lose all of one's money; to go broke; to undergo financial ruin or disaster.Rate it:

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lubrication paymentA bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.Rate it:

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make a profitearn money from good done jobRate it:

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make interestingto make a bet out of; to bet money onRate it:

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make it rainto throw a substantial amount of paper money so that it falls on a crowd, audience, performer, or group of performers, often as a way to show off one's wealthRate it:

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make oneself at homeTo make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home.Rate it:

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make wayTo progress through the water .Rate it:

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make yourself at homeA welcoming invitation to a guest to treat a place as if it were their home; a gesture to put someone at ease or make them feel more comfortable, especially in a new or unfamiliar placeRate it:

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man proposes, god disposesThings don't always work out as they were planned.Rate it:

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manoeuvre the apostlesTo rob Peter to pay Paul; that is, to borrow money of one man to pay another.Rate it:

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Midas TouchThe ability to make large money and succeed with whatever you doRate it:

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mieux vaut ami en voie que denier en courroieA friend at court is better than money.Rate it:

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mobilia sequuntur personamCommon law doctrine holding that personal property held by a person is governed by the same law that governs that person, so that if a person who is legally domiciled in one jurisdiction dies with property in a second jurisdiction, that property is legally treated as though it were in the first jurisdiction.Rate it:

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moving along at a snail's paceThe slow start of an agenda, the maintenance of a slothful effort, spending half a day to complete a two hour job.Rate it:

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muddy upTo make muddy; to make clear water into muddy water.Rate it:

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nager entre deux eaux(lit.) To swim under water; (fig.) To run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.Rate it:

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navem retro inhibere (Att. 13. 21)to back water.Rate it:

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ne faites semblant de rienLook as if nothing were the matter.Rate it:

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neither a borrower nor a lender bedon't borrow or lend money (so you won't have regrets or hurt relationships)Rate it:

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nest eggA savings; a reserve of money.Rate it:

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nickel and dimeSmall time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap.Rate it:

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nickel and dimea verb; the process of trying to extract small amounts of money (i.e. from someone, from people)Rate it:

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Nickel-and-DimeUnimportant, minor, involving small amount of money, Rate it:

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night outSpending the evening away from one's usual residence. The phrase typically implies going to a restaurant, going to watch entertainment, or other types of urban nightlife, starting from about 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and lasting until approximately 11:00 pm or later.Rate it:

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nightcapA warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas. Nightcaps were common in northern Europe before central heating was available, when homes were cold at night.Rate it:

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no duck no dinnerNo money to pay for food, then you go hungryRate it:

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