IK3 Money handout word list

To be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

to have a high social position and be rich from birth (sündinud hõbelusikas suus)

Dirt poor (adj.)

to be very poor (puruvaene)

(From) Humble beginnings

to be from a family that did not have high social status or much money (tagasihoidlikust perest pärinema)

(To go) From rags to riches

used to describe what happens to a person who was poor but becomes rich (vaesusest sirgunud; kehvikust rikkuriks)

Frame of mind

the way someone thinks or feels about something at a particular time (meeleolu) (right frame of mind

The wrong(/other) side of the tracks

a part of a town that is considered poor and dangerous (vale asend rajal, halvast linnaosast pärinema)

Line one’s pocket(s)

to earn money using dishonest or illegal methods (raha kokku ajama, oma taskuid täitma)

Shower sb with sth (money)

to give someone a lot of presents, praise or money (kedagi üle külvama/kallama millegiga)

Skint

having no money (purupaljas)

Well-heeled

rich and wealthy (asine, jõukas)

To get ahead (phrasal verb)

to be successful or achieve success in the work that you do or in society (ette jõudma, edu saavutama)

Net worth

the value of assets (property and money) that a person or business has, after any debts are taken away (omakapital)

Bring to someone’s attention

to make someone aware of sth (kellegi tähelepanud millegile juhtima)

Valued at

to determine what something is worth (money) (hinnatud, väärtus)

To compensate

to pay someone money in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem (hüvitama)