If “language is the dress of thoughts” ( Johnson), then idioms must the wardrobe.
Jientje at Heaven Is In Belgium hosts A Thousand Words In Idioms on Wednesdays wherein she asks participants to illustrate an idiom or two with a photo.
Cold, hard cash.
If you pay for something on cold, hard cash, you are using actual bills and coins rather than a check or credit card.
Stopping on a dime.
If you stop on a dime, that means you have very little space or room to stop. An alternate is to “turn on a dime,” meaning it was an extremely sharp turn or there was little space in which to turn.
You can visit Jientje’s on Wednesdays for more creatively illustrated idioms. It’s fun to see what people come up with, plus every now and then I learn one I had never heard of before.
Stray Thoughts 
Well done my friend. You always are so clever with these. I love ’em.
Wow! You really cashed in on your idioms this week! I really need to get my act together and join you all again. You look like you’re having so much fun!
You did a great job with this, as usual! 😀
Great idioms and fantastic illustrations!
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Loved your choice of idioms and the pictures to go with them.
Did you put the money bank in the fridge? It looks like it !! LOL!! I love them, very well done again Barbara!!
I always thought “stop on a dime” meant you could stop FAST! LOL! I think I’ve used that idiom wrong… a bunch of times! hehehe…
My hubby likes cold, hard cash! I prefer the warmer feel of my credit card. (HE says my credit card is so hot it’s MELTING…) *rolls eyes*
Well done my friend!