{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68bffc4cf5c5afe5c257bd22/6a799230523b3dfcd83b8e91?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"When Everything Costs an Arm and a Leg: 4 Money Idioms","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68bffc4cf5c5afe5c257bd22/ea447d8b-ebd2-4114-a473-84dab62ce840.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://yourenglishtoolbox.com/episodes/112-when-everything-costs-an-arm-and-a-leg-4-money-idioms/\">https://yourenglishtoolbox.com/episodes/112-when-everything-costs-an-arm-and-a-leg-4-money-idioms/</a></p>\r\n<p>This podcast is the result of a genuine human creative process. Every episode concept, educational strategy, narrative structure, and pedagogical direction is designed, written, and carefully curated by real people who are deeply committed to making English learning a human, meaningful experience. Artificial intelligence plays a supporting role in two specific areas: it assists in the refinement and editing of scripts, and it powers the voice synthesis technology (ElevenLabs) that brings our hosts to life with exceptional phonetic clarity and natural pacing — qualities that are especially valuable for language learners. The result is a podcast where human intelligence leads, and AI serves. Every word was thought by a person. Every lesson was designed for you.</p>\r\n<p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Continue with Lesson 3 — Money — in our free 25-lesson idioms course: <a href=\"https://yourenglishtoolbox.com/idioms/lesson-03-money/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://yourenglishtoolbox.com/idioms/lesson-03-money/</a></p><p>Does your dream holiday cost an arm and a leg? Could you travel on a shoestring and still save for a rainy day?</p><p>In this conversational Slow English episode, Martin and Julia teach four useful money idioms: cost an arm and a leg, on a shoestring, make ends meet and save for a rainy day. You will hear each expression in context, notice its grammar and practise choosing the right one in four realistic situations.</p><p>Level: A2–B1 Focus: Idioms · Money and everyday finances Format: approximately five minutes of conversational Slow English</p><p>Which money idiom describes your life this week? Share your sentence in the comments.</p><p>Keywords: English money idioms, cost an arm and a leg meaning, on a shoestring meaning, make ends meet meaning, save for a rainy day meaning, intermediate English idioms, slow English podcast, English listening practice</p><p>#SlowEnglishPodcast #LearnEnglish #EnglishIdioms #EnglishListeningPractice #YourEnglishToolbox</p><p>💬 We’d love to hear from you! Leave a comment, share your example or tell us which expression you will use first.</p>","author_name":"YOUR ENGLISH TOOLBOX"}