3: Tighten our belts Fill in the following verbs in the dialogues below: go go on tighten put break splash out save dip into 1. Bad news, I'm afraid. Our rent is going up £20 per week. > Well, we'll just have to be careful what we spend our belts a bit! 2. Well, that was delicious. Let's get the bill. I'll pay for this. > No, Barry, it's going to be expensive. Let's halves. 3. Shall we get a bottle of wine for tonight? > Come on! It's your birthday. Let's on a bottle of champagne. 4. You play the National Lottery, don't you? Do you actually make any money? > Yes and no. I certainly don't lose money. I reckon I just about even. 5. My uncle's left me £3000 in his will. I'll probably save it or invest it. > Oh, I wouldn't. I'd a spending spree and buy all the things I've always wanted. 6. I haven't got enough in my bank account to pay for the car to be repaired. > OK, we'll just have to our savings, then. 7. How is it that you can afford to go on holiday somewhere nice every year? > Easy! I just a bit of money aside each month just for my holiday. 8. What are you going to do with the money you got for your birthday? Spend it? > No, I'm going to it for a rainy day.
4: Revision Complete this review of the idiomatic expressions used in this unit: 1 halves 2. go on a spending 3. cost an and a 4 even 5. dirt 6. splash on a new watch 7 up a bargain or two 8. dip your savings 9. save money for a day 10 our belts 11. put £500 for a holiday 12. pay through the 13. a over the top 14. it set us a bit If somebody gave you some extra cash, what would you splash out on?
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