Each English idiom below comes with what it means and how other languages put the same idea. To see every language at once, open the side-by-side page for money and luck.
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For a very small amount of money.
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To cost a huge amount of money.
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To buy or agree to something without checking it first.
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To be lucky, often by pure chance.
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- FR Avoir de la veine
- DE Schwein haben
- ES Tener potra
- IT Nascere con la camicia
- JA 棚からぼたもち
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To hope that things turn out well.
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Don't count on a good result before it has actually happened.
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It will never happen.
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To have a lot of money.
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- FR Rouler sur l’or
- DE Geld wie Heu haben
- ES Estar forrado
- IT Nuotare nell’oro
- JA 懐が暖かい
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To have no money at all.
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To be in trouble or a difficult situation.
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Phrases in bold with a red marker are written up. The rest don’t have their own page yet.