breaks the bank
Depletes all funds
To break the bank is to cost more than one can afford or to exhaust one's financial resources: A new roof would break the bank right now.
The phrase comes from gambling, where breaking the bank means winning more than the house can pay.
It often appears in the negative to indicate something is affordable: It won't break the bank.
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- bankrollSupply funds for
- winAchieve victory
- live largeSpend freely, enjoy opulence
- brokeLacking any funds
maxed out · debt · bankruptcy · exorbitant · splurge · risk · overdraft · loss · affordability · money pit · insolvency · high-end · cost an arm · price tag · ruinous · casino · all in · high stakes
affordability/cost
breaks the bankdirt cheap
Extremely low-priced
affordable · budget-friendly · cheap as chips · pocket change · inexpensive
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