IDIOM-OF-THE-WEEK

> Money talks - people who are rich have power and influence on different aspects of life (pieniądz rządzi)

OTHER MONEY IDIOMS

Funny money - counterfeit money (fałszywe pieniądze)
To see the colour of sb's money - to make sure that sb can pay for something before you let them have it (upewnić się o czyjejś wypłacalności)
A money-spinner - a business or product that makes a lot of money (dochodowy, przynoszący profity)

EXAMPLES:

1. Mobile phones have become money-spinners for the telecommunication industry.
2. I want to see the colour of your money before I sell you my house.
3. The police stopped a man trying to smuggle funny money across the border.
4. How did he get the role in that movie? His mother is very rich. Money talks.

GLOSSARY:

> make ends meet - to try to survive with very little money for bills etc (wiązać koniec z końcem)
> forecasted - to predict what will happen (przewidzieć, przepowiedzieć)
> remuneration - salary (wynagrodzenie)
> gross - money received before tax (brutto)
> net - money received after tax (netto)
> accession - to take a position of power (akcesja)
> allocate - to spend money on sth (przeznaczać)
> untapped - sth which is not yet used or taken advantage of (niewykorzystywany)

EXERCISE:

Complete the gaps with words from the text.
1. The child was still very young and had many .................. talents.
2. How are we going to ...................... when we have only 800 zł
3. What is the weather ................................ for tomorrow? Cloudy, with some showers.
4. The Government wants to ............................ $4m for the aids campaign.
5. What is your annual ............................... for this year? $50.000.