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Mr BL.C
13-06-2007, 21:08
- Feel like a million dollars/bucks: cảm thấy hưng phấn, thoải mái

Although I have been sick for a few weeks I feel like a million dollars today.

- Flat broke (hay Stone broke): như “down and out”, sạch túi

I am flat broke and don’t even have enough money to pay my rent.

- Have sticky fingers: ăn cắp

The new employee has sticky fingers and many things in the store have disappeared.

- Hit the jackpot: đột nhiên kiếm được một món tiền lớn

We hit the jackpot at the casino and came home with a lot of money.

- In the red: (làm ăn) không sinh lợi, thua lỗ

The company has been in the red for several months now and will soon have to go bankrupt.

- Loaded: giàu có

My uncle is loaded and always has lots of money.

- Lose your shirt: mất hết (hay gần hết) tiền

I lost my shirt in a business venture and now I have no money.