I think the cost of annual meeting will burn a hole in our pocket . The underlined phrase means “The meeting unexpectedly costs a lot of money.”
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- I think the cost of annual meeting will ...sts a lot of money.”
- The phrase “burn a hole in one’s pocket” is usually applied to money, suggesting that the person with the money feels the need to spend it quickly.
- I didn’t think our meeting was ____-you must have known I would be there.
- They wanted me to take another course but I had my hands full . The underlined phrase means “holding a lot of things in hands.”
- The phrase "to make money on the side" means to earn some extra money. (from Listening for Speaking)