money for jam rope

money for jam rope
money for ˈjam/old ˈrope idiom
(BrE, informal) money that is earned very easily, for sth that needs little effort

The job only took about an hour— it was money for old rope.

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • money for old rope — british informal phrase money that you earn very easily without much work or effort Thesaurus: wages and salariessynonym extra payments and benefits in addition to wageshyponym Main entry: money * * * money for old rope …   Useful english dictionary

  • money for old rope — ► money for old rope (or money for jam) Brit. informal money or reward earned for little or no effort. Main Entry: ↑money …   English terms dictionary

  • money for old rope (or for jam) Brit. — money for old rope (or for jam) Brit. informal money or reward earned for little or no effort. → monetized …   English new terms dictionary

  • money for jam — ► money for old rope (or money for jam) Brit. informal money or reward earned for little or no effort. Main Entry: ↑money …   English terms dictionary

  • money for jam — phrasal Britain : something of advantage or profit gained with little or no investment or effort : easy money production grants … are money for jam, for they mostly benefit farmers who would in any event do the jobs Clyde Higgs * * * money for… …   Useful english dictionary

  • be money for old rope — British, informal, British, informal if a job is money for old rope, it is an easy way of earning money. Babysitting is money for old rope if the children go to sleep early. Most people think being a professional footballer is money for jam …   New idioms dictionary

  • money — ► NOUN 1) a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. 2) wealth. 3) payment or financial gain. 4) (moneys or monies) formal sums of money. ● for my money Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

  • money — noun (U) 1 what you earn by working and what you spend in order to buy things: The repairs will cost a lot of money. | earn money: She barely earns enough money to live on. | save money: We re not going on holiday this year we re trying to save… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • money — n. 1 a a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. b a particular form of this (silver money). 2 (pl. eys or ies) (in pl.) sums of money. 3 a wealth; property viewed as convertible into money. b wealth as giving power or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • money — noun a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. ↘(moneys or monies) formal sums of money. ↘wealth or financial gain. ↘payment for work. Phrases be in the money informal have or win a lot of money. for my money informal in my opinion …   English new terms dictionary

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