tax and spend Idiom, Proverb
Belt and suspenders
(USA) Someone who wears belt and suspenders is very cautious and takes no risks.
spend
spend see
pocket money.
Spend a penny
(UK) This is a euphemistic idiom meaning to go to the toilet.
spend holidays
do during your holidays, go for your holidays """How'd you spend your holidays?"" ""We drove to Texas and Tijuana."""
Spend like a sailor
Someone who spends their money wildly spends like a sailor.
spend the night|night|spend
v. phr. To sleep somewhere.
It was so late after the party that we decided to spend the night at our friends' house.
spend time
wait, hang out, put in time I spend a lot of time at her place. I'm there every day.
spending money
extra money, money for fun, pin money Wayne earns spending money by washing the neighbors' cars.
spending money|money|pocket|pocket money|spending
n. Money that is given to a person to spend.
When the seniors went to New York City on a trip, each was given $10 in spending money. Father gave John a nickel in pocket money when he went to the store with Mother.
tax-and-spend
Idiom(s):
tax-and-spendTheme:
POLITICS
spending freely and taxing heavily. (Referring to a legislative body that repeatedly passes expensive new laws and keeps raising taxes to pay for the cost. Fixed order.)
• I hope that people do not elect another tax-and-spend Congress this time.
• The only thing worse than a tax-and-spend legislature is one that spends and runs up a worsening deficit.