5 expressions a day – C1 – Spending Money – szókincsbővítés

to fork out sth – (pénzt) kiperkálni
to pay an amount of money, especially unwillingly

to lay out sth – sok pénzt kidobni valamire
to spend money, especially a large amount

to be penny-wise and pound-foolish – kicsi dolgokban kicsinyes, nagyokban nagyban elveri a pénzt
to be extremely careful about small amounts of money and not careful
enough about larger amounts of money

to pick up sth – potom pénzért megszerezni valamit
to buy something cheaply

spendthrift – pénzt szóró (személy)
someone who spends a lot of money in a way that wastes it

sources: Cambridge Dictionary; Merriam Webster Dictionary; The Free Dictionary by Farlex

Most pedig használjátok a kifejezéseket a következő mondatok kiegészítésére.

1. You know what makes me nuts is that my husband is ____. He refuses to finance my small things, but spends fortunes on his expensive hobby.

2. As I’ve ____ twenty quid for the tickets so we must go!!!

3. Fortunately, it’s not every week I ____ $700 on an evening dress.

4. My wife says she isn’t a ____. Although if she sees something on sale, she’ll get four because it’s a good deal.

5. We’ve managed to ____ some real bargains in the sale after Christmas.

keys/megoldások:
1. penny-wise and pound-foolish;
2. forked out;
3. lay out;
4. spendthrift;
5. pick up