IDIOMS 2

Part 1: For each expression below, decide whether the people being described are rich or poor.

• They'll have to tighten their belts.
• He's raking it in at the moment.
• They're very hard up.
• She's finding it hard to make ends meet.
• She's absolutely loaded.
• They're a lot better off than most.
• She's rolling in money.
• He's fallen on hard times.
• They've got money to burn.
• She seems very down at heel.
• We're totally broke.
• They don't have two pennies to rub together.

Part 2: For each of the following expressions, has the share price gone up or down… or could it mean both?

• Since the merger was announced, the share price has gone crazy.
• Following the news, the share price has gone through the roof.
• As a result of the strike, the share price has gone through the floor.
• We believe the share price has hit rock bottom.
• The share price has been going up and down like a yo-yo.
• A lot of investors have lost their nerve.
• News of the takeover bid has caused a lot of investors to get cold feet.
• Investors are queuing up to buy shares.
• Shares in the new company have been changing hands for silly prices.
• Those shares? You can't give them away.
• The collapse of EnTek has had a knock-on effect on our share price.
• After two years of bad news, the share price has finally rallied.

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