Words and phrases related to money
Estar teso / Ficar liso = to be skint
Bagatela = a bargain
Puxar os cordões à bolsa = control spending [“pull the purse strings”]
Abrir os cordões à bolsa = foot the bill
Massa/nota/pastel/guito = money
Cheio de nota = loaded with cash
Pipa de massa = a moneybags
Caloteiro = deadbeat – someone who doesn’t pay what they owe
Ao preço de a chuva = very cheap [“at the price of rain”]
Custar os olhos na cara = cost an arm and a leg [“cost the eyes in your head”]
Levar fiado = buy on credit
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