C1idiommoneyIELTS-friendly
come into money
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to suddenly receive a lot of money, usually when a relative dies
Often 'come into some money' or 'come into a fortune'. As a question, it is a joke about someone's spending.
In context
She came into some money when her aunt died and paid off her mortgage.
Have you come into money? That's the third new watch you've bought this year!
More idioms about money
- a cash cowa product or business that steadily makes a lot of money
- a false economya way of saving money that ends up costing more later
- a gold minea business or thing that makes a lot of money, or a rich source of something
- a golden handshakea large sum of money paid to someone when they leave a job
- a money pitsomething, often a house or car, that costs you much more money than it is worth