beer money

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ˈbeer ˌmoney noun [uncountableU] British EnglishBrE informal

a little extra money to buy a drink or have fun with 酒钱；零花钱，小钱

The job was never going to make me rich, but it kept me in beer money for a while.

干这活儿是发不了财的，不过暂时也能让我弄点小钱花花。

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beer money• The lads would say they were out of beer money, so I'd go looking for a booth.

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