pick

money burns a hole in one's pocket

See: BURN A HOLE IN ONE'S POCKET.

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burn a hole in one's pocket

[burn a hole in one's pocket] {v. phr.} To make you want to buy something; be likely to be quickly spent. * /Money burns a hole in Linda's pocket./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[hole] See: [ACE IN THE HOLE], [BURN A HOLE IN ONE'S POCKET], [IN A HOLE] or [IN A SPOT], [IN THE HOLE], [OUT OF THE HOLE], [SQUARE PEG IN A […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[pocket] See: [BURN A HOLE IN ONE'S POCKET], [LINE ONE'S POCKETS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[spending money] or [pocket money] {n.} Money that is given to a person to spend. * /When the seniors went to New York City on a trip, each was given […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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