Money & finance

make something last

use something carefully

To make something last is to use it carefully so that it remains available for longer.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Can we buy dinner tonight?

Maybe, but we need to make our money last.

Play the conversation

I am trying to make my savings last until I find another job.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I need to make last my money.

Say: I need to make my money last.

Put the thing you want to preserve before last.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

make it last; make something last; made my money last

Your turn: say it out loud

I am trying to make my savings last until I find another job.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

make something last

use something carefully

“I am trying to make my savings last until I find another job.”

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