Words used to describe spending behaviour *blank cheque (noun) - complete freedom and authority to spend as much money as you want on something. This is usually used when you do not think this should happen. *credit history (noun) - a record of how someone has paid back what they owed in the past, used as a way of deciding whether to lend them money *free (adjective) - if you are free with something, especially money, you spend or give a lot of it *spendthrift (noun) - someone who is very careless about money and spends more than they need to *a fool and his money (are soon parted) - used for saying that someone who is not sensible spends their money carelessly *be burning a hole in your pocket - if money is burning a hole in your pocket, you want to spend it immediately *easy come, easy go - used for saying that someone has spent money quickly, after getting it easily, and that they should not worry because they have spent it *have money to burn - used for saying that you think someone is spending too much money on things they do not need *have more money than sense - used for saying that you think someone is wasting their money *he who pays the piper calls the tune - used for saying that the person who provides the money for an activity, business etc can make the decisions about it *the last of the big spenders - someone who spends a lot of money, often in a way that is designed to impress people. This expression is often used in a humorous way about someone who spends a very small amount of money. *you can’t take it with you - used for saying that someone should spend their money, because they cannot spend it after they are dead
Posted on: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:11:42 +0000
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