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If you are raking <\/span><\/strong>it in<\/span><\/strong>, you are acquiring a lot of something (usually money). We often use this phrasal verb in the progressive tenses.<\/p>\n“In 2006, US mortgage brokers were raking it in. Anyone could get approved for a mortgage.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n“You’d think the inventor of fidget spinners would be raking it in right now, but she actually never made any money off the idea.”<\/span><\/p>\nIf you bail <\/span><\/strong>someone out<\/span><\/strong>, you save someone by helping them financially.<\/p>\n“The US government bailed out General Motors and Chrysler in 2009.”<\/span><\/p>\n“Danny’s gambling debt got out of control. Luckily, his father bailed him out and paid the people he owed.”<\/span><\/p>\nIf you are just getting by<\/span><\/strong> (or scraping by<\/span><\/strong>), it means that you are barely making enough money to pay your expenses.<\/p>\n“We can’t afford a second car. We’re just getting by as it is.”<\/span><\/p>\n“Times are tough. I’m working two jobs just to get by.”<\/span><\/p>\nIf a company goes under<\/span><\/strong><\/span>, it goes bankrupt.<\/p>\n“Blockbuster couldn’t compete with Netflix and other streaming services. They finally went under in 2013.”<\/span><\/p>\n“With the rise of the internet, newspapers were forced to go digital or go under.”<\/span><\/p>\nIf you cash in on<\/span><\/strong><\/span> something, you profit from something or use it to your advantage.<\/p>\n“Celebrities often have family members who try to cash in on their fame.”
\n<\/span><\/p>\n“Craft beer is really popular right now, and many people are trying to cash in on this trend.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nPractice<\/h2>\n
To practice the idioms about family, answer the following questions.<\/em><\/p>\nAlso try this practice exercise<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n1. Is it hard for you to save up<\/em> for big purchases? Are you saving up<\/em> for anything right now?<\/p>\n2. Have you ever been ripped off<\/em>? What happened?<\/p>\n3. What type of companies are