(会員) July 11, 2017 - 11pm Tues. Night Lesson - dreams...

(会員) July 11, 2017 - 11pm Tues. Night Lesson - dreams...

1. Be careful what you wish for….
Let’s say you wished you were rich.
Let’s say that you actually became rich.
If you became rich, I am sure many of your poor relatives would come and ask you for money.
Relatives would come out of the woodwork.
woodwork = the wooden parts of a room or building, such as window frames or doors.

2. a pipe dream = an impossible dream
I wish I could direct movies in Hollywood, but I know it’s a pipe dream.

3. super rich: He is rich beyond your wildest dreams.

4. unbelievable but true: This is like a dream!

5. Dreams come true. / Sometimes dreams come true.

6. déjà vue = the feeling you have seen or experienced something before — either in real life or in a dream
I’m having déjà vue.
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7. He’s rich. / He’s loaded. / He’s wealthy. / He’s well-to-do. / He’s well off. / He’s affluent.

8. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

9. He has money to burn.

10. I got a great job at Google! So I am in the money now!

11. I got a great job at Google! I am rolling in money.

12. He is made of money.
That guy literally has money to burn.

Often these expressions are used to show you do not have money:
Do you think I’m made of money?
I don’t have money to burn.
I’m not made of money.

13. Money does not grow on trees.
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14. That’s rich. = That’s funny. (often used sarcastically) 
15. That’s too rich for my blood. = That is too much for me to gamble.

16. The cake is (too) rich.

17. Japan has a rich culture.

18. I don’t have 2 nickels to rub together.
That guy looks like he doesn’t have 2 nickels to rub together.