diff --git a/expand.go b/expand.go
index 6ffe322..1ffd616 100644
--- a/expand.go
+++ b/expand.go
@@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ func expandSigil(input string, vars map[string][]string) ([]string, int) {
 	c, w := utf8.DecodeRuneInString(input)
 	var offset int
 	var varname string
-	if c == '{' {
+
+	// escaping of "$" with "$$"
+	if c == '$' {
+		return []string{"$"}, 2
+	} else if c == '{' {
 		j := strings.IndexRune(input[w:], '}')
 		if j < 0 {
 			return []string{"$" + input}, len(input)
diff --git a/parse.go b/parse.go
index da25686..350a760 100644
--- a/parse.go
+++ b/parse.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func parseTargets(p *parser, t token) parserStateFun {
 	return parseTargets
 }
 
-// Consumed one or more strings followed by a first ':'.
+// Consume one or more strings followed by a first ':'.
 func parseAttributesOrPrereqs(p *parser, t token) parserStateFun {
 	switch t.typ {
 	case tokenNewline: