Break the bank : 큰 돈이 든다, 사람이 큰 돈을 쓰다

#. Break the bank : 큰 돈이 든다, 사람이 큰 돈을 쓰다

 

Hey everyone! Today's English expression is "break the bank."

"Break the bank" means that something is very expensive. It's used in two ways.

First, to say that you can't afford to buy something because it's too expensive.

Second, to say that something is very expensive for you, but you will spend the money on it anyway.

Now listen to a dialogue between two friends talking about their vacation plans.

Listen closely for the expression "break the bank."

 

Do you have any summer vacation plans?

> Yeah, we're taking a 6-week vacation to Italy!

Wow, that's a long vacation!

> I know! We're really breaking the bank this summer.

> This will be our last expensive vacation for a few years.

> Do you have any plans?

No, not yet. We broke the bank last summer on our trip to Dubai.

So, we're just thinking about taking a weekend trip to the beach.

> That sounds nice!

 

OK everyone. Remember we use "break the bank" to say that something is very expensive.

You can use this expensive to say that you can't afford something, or you can use it to say that you spent too much on something expensive.

Try to use this expression the next time you're talking about something expensive or spending a lot of money.

Thanks for listening and see you next time.

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How to ?

• 상황 + break the bank : 큰 돈이 든다

• 상황 + not break the bank : 큰 돈이 안 든다

• without breaking the bank : 큰 돈을 들이지 않고

Avoid breaking the bank.

Buying this bag will break the bank.

Living in this big apartment will break the bank for our family.

 

A night at the club won't break the bank.

Buying a boat won't break the bank.

Buying a new dress at that price won't break the bank.

 

Is it possible to eat without breaking the bank?

Here is the tips on losing weight without breaking the bank.

 

• 사람 + break the bank : 사람이 큰 돈을 쓰다

I broke the bank.

We are going to be breaking the bank tonight.

The gambler broke the bank at the casino. 그 도박사는 카지노에서 엄청난 돈을 벌어들였다

도박사는 카지노의 bank 를 break 한 것 = 돈을 벌어들이다, 따다의 의미