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“People of the world 
rise up.”
Athens, Greece
“Lost my job, found an 
occupation.”
New York City
“Billions vs. $Billions” 
Toronto, Canada
“Thank you Facebook.”
Cairo, Egypt
Have there been any protests in your country recently? What for? Have you ever 
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achieving change? What should people be protesting about right now? Why?
 
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MONEY 
IDIOMS 
This month we’re looking at some “money” idioms. 
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IDIOMS
Be out of pocket 
IF YOU’RE “OUT OF POCKET”, YOU HAVE LESS MONEY 
THAN YOU SHOULD HAVE (OFTEN BECAUSE YOU’VE 
PAID FOR SOMETHING THAT OTHERS HAVEN’T 
CONTRIBUTED TO). 
“They gave me some money for the tickets I bought so I 
wouldn’t be out of pocket.” 
Saddled with debt
IF SOMEONE IS “SADDLED WITH DEBT”, 
THEY HAVE A LOT OF DEBTS (THEY OWE 
A LOT OF MONEY TO THE BANK). 
The company is saddled with debt and we 
must do something about it fast.” 
Throw money at 
(something)
IF YOU “THROW MONEY AT” A 
PROBLEM, YOU TRY TO RESOLVE THE 
PROBLEM BY SPENDING MONEY ON IT. 
“They aren’t willing to throw money at the 
factory any longer. If it can’t make a profit, 
they’ll simply close it down.” 
Tighten your belt
IF PEOPLE HAVE TO 
“TIGHTEN THEIR 
BELTS”, THEY HAVE 
TO SPEND LESS. 
“He’s had to tighten his 
belt since he started 
working part-time.”
In the black
IF YOU’RE “IN 
THE BLACK”, 
YOU HAVE 
MONEY IN 
YOUR BANK 
ACCOUNT. 
“I got paid a 
bonus, so I’m in 
the black again.”