Money & finance

short on cash

not having much money at the moment

If you are short on cash, you do not have enough money available at the moment.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Shall we order dessert?

Maybe not. I'm short on cash today.

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I'm a little short on cash until payday.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I'm short with cash this week.

Say: I'm short on cash this week.

This phrase uses "short on cash," not "short with cash."

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be short on cash; be a bit short on cash

Your turn: say it out loud

I'm a little short on cash until payday.

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

short on cash

not having much money at the moment

“I'm a little short on cash until payday.”

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