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Welcome to English in a Minute!
Pockets are super useful. They can hold things like money. But how does money burn a hole in your pocket? Let’s listen.
To Burn a Hole in Your Pocket
Speaker A: Guess what, Anna? I won $500 last week!
Speaker B: That’s great! Dan, remember to save some of it.
Speaker A: I spent it.
Speaker B: What? All of it?
Speaker A: That money was burning a hole in my pocket.
Speaker B: Oh, Dan, that is why you never have money.
This expression is about one thing… money! If someone says money is “burning a hole in their pocket,” it means they want to spend it right away. Some people, like Dan, have a hard time saving money instead of spending it.
And that’ English in a Minute!
*This article has been edited and reprinted from VOA Learning English with permission from Voice of America (VOA) for use in English language materials.
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