Being rich. The UK is one of the richest countries in the world and some of the world's richest people are from the UK or live here. Here are ten ways of saying somebody has or earns a lot

Ten Expressions to Use In Speaking And Writing

1. A wealthy person
2. A comfortably-off person
3. High-earning / Top-earning executives
4. She's well-off / well-heeled
5. I'm not short of a bob or two
6. He's rolling in it
7. They're filthy rich
8. They're a bit nouveau-riche
9. A millionaire friend of mine...
10. Fat cats

How To Use These Phrases In Your English

1. In 1, wealthy is a general word that says that somebody has a lot of money.
2. Phrase 2 is less strong. A 'comfortably-off' person has enough money not to be worried about money.
3. Phrase 3 are adjectives meaning that the person gets a high salary.
4. Phrase 4 means that the person has a lot of money in the bank.
5. Phrase 5 is an informal / colloquial expression which has a similar meaning to 4.
6. Phrases 6 and 7 mean that the person has a ridiculous amount of money - more than they need.
7. Phrase 8 means that the people have made a lot of money recently and are spending it very quickly.
8. In 9, 'millionaire' can be used as an adjective as well as a noun.
9. In 10, 'fat cats' are top executives who earn enormous salaries. In the late nineties there were a series of scandals about the high salaries of bosses of failed companies.

Being rich. The UK is one of the richest countries in the world and some of the world's richest people are from the UK or live here. Here are ten ways of saying somebody has or earns a lot

Ten Expressions to Use In Speaking And Writing

1. A wealthy person
2. A comfortably-off person
3. High-earning / Top-earning executives
4. She's well-off / well-heeled
5. I'm not short of a bob or two
6. He's rolling in it
7. They're filthy rich
8. They're a bit nouveau-riche
9. A millionaire friend of mine...
10. Fat cats

How To Use These Phrases In Your English

1. In 1, wealthy is a general word that says that somebody has a lot of money.
2. Phrase 2 is less strong. A 'comfortably-off' person has enough money not to be worried about money.
3. Phrase 3 are adjectives meaning that the person gets a high salary.
4. Phrase 4 means that the person has a lot of money in the bank.
5. Phrase 5 is an informal / colloquial expression which has a similar meaning to 4.
6. Phrases 6 and 7 mean that the person has a ridiculous amount of money - more than they need.
7. Phrase 8 means that the people have made a lot of money recently and are spending it very quickly.
8. In 9, 'millionaire' can be used as an adjective as well as a noun.
9. In 10, 'fat cats' are top executives who earn enormous salaries. In the late nineties there were a series of scandals about the high salaries of bosses of failed companies.

Idioms

lend someone a hand: help someone.

"I can't do this alone. Can you lend me a hand?"

a let-down: a disappointment; something that's very disappointing.

"It must've been quite a let-down not to be chosen for that job.
I know you really hoped you would get it."

Let sleeping dogs lie.: Don't cause problems by doing something when it isn't necessary.

"I know that what Julie said made you angry, but let sleeping dogs lie.
If you say or do anything, you'll only make things worse."

live from hand to mouth: survive on very little money; have only enough money
to pay for basic needs.

"Chuck and Alice are living from hand to mouth since Chuck lost his job."

live and let live: don't unnecessarily make things difficult;
do as you wish and let others do as they wish.

"I'm not going to criticize Alice's family just because their habits
are a little strange. My motto is 'Live and let live.'"

a low blow: a big disappointment.

A: "Fred seems depressed. Is he OK?"
B: "He's OK, but not good. It was a low blow for him to be laid off from his job."

lousy: terrible; very bad.

"Why did you speak so rudely to your grandmother? That was a lousy thing to do!"

Idioms

lend someone a hand: help someone.

"I can't do this alone. Can you lend me a hand?"

a let-down: a disappointment; something that's very disappointing.

"It must've been quite a let-down not to be chosen for that job.
I know you really hoped you would get it."

Let sleeping dogs lie.: Don't cause problems by doing something when it isn't necessary.

"I know that what Julie said made you angry, but let sleeping dogs lie.
If you say or do anything, you'll only make things worse."

live from hand to mouth: survive on very little money; have only enough money
to pay for basic needs.

"Chuck and Alice are living from hand to mouth since Chuck lost his job."

live and let live: don't unnecessarily make things difficult;
do as you wish and let others do as they wish.

"I'm not going to criticize Alice's family just because their habits
are a little strange. My motto is 'Live and let live.'"

a low blow: a big disappointment.

A: "Fred seems depressed. Is he OK?"
B: "He's OK, but not good. It was a low blow for him to be laid off from his job."

lousy: terrible; very bad.

"Why did you speak so rudely to your grandmother? That was a lousy thing to do!"

Keys

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Keys

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Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

There has been much debate in recent times about when young people

 

should take up a second language. This has been especially fuelled

 

in recent times by the increasing  placed on the English

IMPORTANT

language. It is now commonplace to see parents providing a

 

substantial amount of on additional tuition on language

FUNDING

lessons to give their children every  edge. In the past

COMPETITION

decade, language institutes have sprung up inurban

NUMBER

centres, all claiming to provide rapid  in English.

ADVANCED

There has been a push by many parents to expose their children to

 

English in their years. This, many claim, will make the

FORMATION

language more and ensure that all pronunciation errors

INSTINCT

can be avoided. There is some evidence which points to youngsters

 

who have been raised in  families, where the language

LANGUAGE

spoken at home is different to the one that they with

CONVERSATION

in their external environment. While these children can switch between

 

two languages with greater , it remains to be seen

EASY

whether this is when learning additional languages.

ADVANTAGE