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A large sum of money as in 'to make a bomb'. Also 'to go like a bomb' meaning to travel at high speed. [56] bonce Head, crown of the head. Also a large playing marble. [57] booze As a noun, an alcoholic drink; as a verb, to drink alcohol, particularly to excess. [58] boozer 1. a pub or bar. [58] 2. Someone who drinks alcohol to excess. [58] Bo-Peep
Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency concerned. Within a language community, some of the slang terms vary in social, ethnic, economic, and geographic strata but others have become the dominant way of referring to the currency and are regarded as mainstream, acceptable language ...
Leopold lavished upon her large sums of money, estates, gifts, and a noble title, baronne de Vaughan (Baroness Vaughan). Because of these presents, Caroline was deeply unpopular both among the Belgian people and internationally, as Leopold became increasingly criticized for his greed-induced actions in the Congo Free State , his own personal ...
“When you come into a large sum of money that you didn't have before, your life changes,” said Leo Chubinishvili, wealth advisor at Access Wealth. “It's a lot of pressure.”
If you feel confident managing a large sum of money, a single payout comes with some potential benefits: ... Another option is taking a lump sum and using it to purchase a private annuity from a ...
Sex Power Money is a 2019 book by Sara Pascoe and the name of a related podcast which Pascoe hosts. The book discusses sex through the medium of evolutionary psychology, sex work and public perceptions towards it and the role of money and capital in modern heterosexual relationships. It is Pascoe's second book, following Animal (2016). In the ...
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An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).