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This does not mean your pocket is on fire. It’s an idiom that means that you have some money you are eager to spend. We all enjoy spending money when we get it. But have you ever wanted to buy something, but had no money because you already had spent everything you had?
When we spend money quickly, we lose a chance to save for something we want or need in the future. Another important idiom is “A penny saved is a penny earned.” This means that we shouldn’t carelessly spend or waste money, but try to save it. That’s because “Money doesn’t grow on trees!”
Imagine that you save the amount of money shown each month. How much will you have saved at the end of one year?
Putting money away in a piggy bank is a great way to start saving. But putting money into a savings account at a bank or credit union really pays off. That is because a bank pays you interest on your money. That means you can earn money by letting your cash sit in your savings account.
Now imagine you saved that same amount money every year for 10 years. How much money would you have saved?
An idiom is a common phrase which means something different from what the actual words say. Look at the common idioms below. Then, match each idiom with it’s meaning by writing the correct number next to that idiom’s definition at right.
1. That will happen when pigs y.
2. Get your ducks in a row.
3. He’s getting cold feet.
4. Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.
5. She’s been feeling under the weather.
6. I felt like a sh out of water.
Standards Link: Language Arts: Understand the meaning of common idioms and their uses.
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