1. at all costs
2. to be back on your feet
3. bottom dollar
4. to break even
5. to bring home the bacon
6. to burn a hole in your pocket
7. to be caught short
8. to be a cheap skate
9. chicken feed
10. to chip in
11. a dime a dozen
12. to be down and out
13. to go Dutch treat
14. a fast buck
15. to be flat broke
16. to foot the hill
17. for a song
18. to fork over
19. a hand-out
20. to be hard up