lighten (one's) wallet

1. To spend a large amount of money. (When speaking of one's own actions.) My sister loves to shop. She's always out looking for new ways to lighten her wallet.

2. To take money from someone; to cause someone to spend a significant amount of money. (When speaking of someone or something acting on another person.) Sure, it's a nice hotel, but it will lighten your wallet faster than you can say "overpriced." I'm always wary of souvenir merchants in foreign cities, whose sole objective is to lighten travelers' wallets.

词组	lighten (one's) wallet
释义	lighten (one's) wallet lighten (one's) wallet 1. To spend a large amount of money. (When speaking of one's own actions.) My sister loves to shop. She's always out looking for new ways to lighten her wallet. 2. To take money from someone; to cause someone to spend a significant amount of money. (When speaking of someone or something acting on another person.) Sure, it's a nice hotel, but it will lighten your wallet faster than you can say "overpriced." I'm always wary of souvenir merchants in foreign cities, whose sole objective is to lighten travelers' wallets. See also: lighten, wallet Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: get pushed for money become pushed for money be rolling in money be pushed for money be pressed for money be pressed/pushed for money, space, time, etc. be burning a hole in (one's) pocket be burning a hole in your pocket color of someone's money, see the chip in for (something)
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