🗓️ Idiom: Make Money Hand Over Fist (v)
💬 Meaning
- To make a lot of money very quickly and easily.
- Often used to describe a business or person that is generating large profits in a short period of time.
🧠 Example Sentences
- During the holiday season, the online store was making money hand over fist.
- Since launching their new app, the startup has been making money hand over fist.
- The consultant made money hand over fist after landing three major clients.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom originally referred to the action of pulling on a rope, hand over fist. It later evolved to mean rapid progress or gain, especially in financial terms. Today, it’s most often used to describe rapid financial success.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
Thanks to a viral marketing campaign, they were __________ after just one week.
Answer
making money hand over fist
2. Choose the correct meaning of “making money hand over fist”:
A) Losing money rapidly
B) Earning a lot of money very quickly
C) Struggling to make ends meet
Answer
B) Earning a lot of money very quickly
3. Rewrite the sentence using: Make Money Hand Over Fist
“Their business is generating huge profits every day.”
Answer
Their business is making money hand over fist every day.
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Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
