[pare down] {v. phr.} To limit; economize; reduce. * /With a smaller income per month, the family had to pare down their household expenses./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

out-of-pocket expenses

[out-of-pocket expenses] {n. phr.} Expenses one has to pay for oneself, not the company that sends one on a given assignment, such as tips for waiters, cab drivers, etc. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sky is the limit

[sky is the limit] There is no upper limit to something. * /"Buy me the fastest racehorse in Hong Kong," Mr. Lee instructed his broker. "Spend whatever is necessary; the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

smoke like a chimney

[smoke like a chimney] {v. phr.}, {informal} To smoke very heavily and continuously. * /"If you continue smoking like a chimney" the doctor told my uncle, "you'll wind up in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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You need a strong stomach to digest luck.

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four corners

[four corners] {n.} All parts of a place. * /People came from the four corners of the world to see him./ * /He has been to […]

on paper

[on paper] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Judging by appearances only and not by past performance; in theory; theoretically. * /On […]

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