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Burn a hole in your pocket 一有钱就想花

发布时间：2017-05-15 编辑：查字典英语网小编

今日短语 Burn a hole in your pocket 一有钱就想花

今日短语可以想象如果我们的衣服口袋里有一件东西发烫像要烧起来似的，那我们的第一反应肯定是要马上把它掏出来扔掉。表达“money burns a hole in someone’s pocket 钱在某人的口袋里烧了一个洞”的意思是钱在某个人的口袋里留不住，此人一有钱就想花，存不了钱。它也可被用来形容一个人有了钱就想去花掉，不花掉心里不舒服。这个表达常出现在描述过度浪费或奢侈表现的语境中。

例句 I’m afraid money burns a hole in my pocket. As soon as I get paid I’m off down to the shops.

If money is burning a hole in your pocket, you could think about spending it on something useful, like some new clothes, maybe, rather than more computer games.

I’ve got a new credit card and it’s burning a hole in pocket. Let’s shop!

请注意 Pocket 是口袋、腰包的意思，它也可以被做为动词使用，意思是某人把什么东西放进自己的口袋或腰包里，多数情况下用来形容不诚实的表现。

例句 Did you see that? He overcharged them for their meal and pocketed the difference.

If a shopkeeper gave you too much change, would you pocket it or hand it back?

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