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Native Expressions (work and money)

Feb 13, 2025

Let's learn some phrases about work and money!
Native expressions (American)
 仕事とお金
 
dead-end job
a job that won't lead to anything else
 
EXAMPLE: Jim worked many dead-end jobs before deciding to start his own business.
______


go belly-up
to go bankrupt
 
EXAMPLE: Many people lost their jobs when Enron went belly-up
______


make a bundle
to make a lot of money
 
EXAMPLE: He made a bundle in the stock market.
______
 
out of work
unemployed, not working
 
EXAMPLE: She was out of work for a year.
______
 
 
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