money burns a hole in your pocket

money burns a hole in (one's) pocket

When one has money available, one becomes very eager to spend it. I've always found that money burns a hole in my pocket, so I've never been able to keep a proper savings account. As soon as he gets paid each week, the money burns a hole in his pocket.
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money burns a hole in your pocket (or purse)

you have an irresistible urge to spend money as soon as you have it.
See also: burn, hole, money, pocket
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money burns a ˈhole in your pocket

(informal) somebody spends or wants to spend money very quickly and carelessly: She can’t wait to spend her prize money — it’s burning a hole in her pocket. He gets paid on Friday and by Monday he’s spent it all. Money just burns a hole in his pocket.
See also: burn, hole, money, pocket
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See also:
  • money burns a hole in (one's) pocket
  • money burns a hole in one's pocket
  • Money burns a hole in pocket
  • carry a torch for
  • carry a torch for (one)
  • carry a torch for somebody
  • carry a torch for someone
  • languish
  • languish in
  • have got a leg up on (someone)
References in periodicals archive
COUNTRYSIDE: I had been trying to recover from a fit of consumerism (you know, when money burns a hole in your pocket), when the Mar/Apr 2000 issue arrived.