long shillings —(UK coll.) good wages:
- There are “long shillings” to be earned at the docks, but no easy ones; and the work is not only hard but dangerous.
short money—
1. money to borrow or to lend upon shorttime loans:
- Long-term money market interest rates fell, whereas short money market rates remained unchanged.
2. a small amount of money:
- The weaknesses in his game were magnified by the fact that he was playing on short money.