burning a hole in one's pocket, money is

burning a hole in one's pocket, money is
 One is very eager to spend one's money

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  • burn a hole in one's pocket — money that you want to spend quickly I just got paid today and this money is burning a hole in my pocket …   Idioms and examples

  • burn a hole in one's pocket — {v. phr.} To make you want to buy something; be likely to be quickly spent. * /Money burns a hole in Linda s pocket./ * /The silver dollar that Don got for his birthday was burning a hole in his pocket, and Don hurried to a dime store./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • burn a hole in one's pocket — {v. phr.} To make you want to buy something; be likely to be quickly spent. * /Money burns a hole in Linda s pocket./ * /The silver dollar that Don got for his birthday was burning a hole in his pocket, and Don hurried to a dime store./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • burn\ a\ hole\ in\ one's\ pocket — v. phr. To make you want to buy something; be likely to be quickly spent. Money burns a hole in Linda s pocket. The silver dollar that Don got for his birthday was burning a hole in his pocket, and Don hurried to a dime store …   Словарь американских идиом

  • burn a hole in one's pocket — verb To cause someone to be tempted to spend money. In frustration, I go to the local Circuit City, my Visa card burning a hole in my pocket. Heres a grand! Two grand, I shout, for the salesperson who can bring me a VCR that I can use to record… …   Wiktionary

  • money — (n.) mid 13c., coinage, metal currency, from O.Fr. monoie money, coin, currency; change (Mod.Fr. monnaie), from L. moneta place for coining money, mint; coined money, money, coinage, from Moneta, a title or surname of the Roman goddess Juno, in… …   Etymology dictionary

  • pocket — [[t]pɒ̱kɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ pockets, pocketing, pocketed 1) N COUNT: oft poss N, n N A pocket is a kind of small bag which forms part of a piece of clothing, and which is used for carrying small things such as money or a handkerchief. He took his… …   English dictionary

  • hole — holeless, adj. holey, adj. /hohl/, n., v., holed, holing. n. 1. an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock. 2. a hollow place in a solid body or mass; a cavity: a hole in the ground. 3. the excavated… …   Universalium

  • Pocket God — This page is about the computer video game. For the comic, see Pocket God (comics). Pocket God Version 1.41.5 icon of Pocket God.[1] Develope …   Wikipedia

  • Prodigality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Prodigality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 prodigality prodigality prodigence| Sgm: N 1 unthriftiness unthriftiness waste Sgm: N 1 profusion profusion profuseness Sgm: N 1 extravagance extravagance Sgm: N …   English dictionary for students

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