English Idioms and Expressions
Idioms relating to SHOPPING
from: 'bargain hunting' to: 'window shopping'
- bargain hunting
- If you spend time in the shops looking for items to buy
at the lowest price, you go bargain hunting.
"During the sales I go bargain hunting with my friends!"
- If you spend time in the shops looking for items to buy
at the lowest price, you go bargain hunting.
- be your one-stop shop
- Your one-stop shop is a location at which you can buy everything you need or want.
"The ‘Shopping Empire’ is my one-stop shop for buying Christtmas presents."
- Your one-stop shop is a location at which you can buy everything you need or want.
- break the bank
- The expression break the bank means to spend or lose all your money,
or to buy something that costs more than you can afford.
"Come on! Buying a new dress is not going to break the bank!"
- The expression break the bank means to spend or lose all your money,
or to buy something that costs more than you can afford.
- it's a bargain
- Said when an article is well below the usual price.
"That handbag goes beautifully with the dress, and at that price it's a bargain!"
- Said when an article is well below the usual price.
- buy a lemon
- If buy something, especially a car, that is defective,
unsatisfactory, constantly gives trouble or stops running after a short time,
you buy a lemon.
"The car I bought was a real lemon. It broke down two weeks later."
- If buy something, especially a car, that is defective,
unsatisfactory, constantly gives trouble or stops running after a short time,
you buy a lemon.
- hit the shops
- If a product hits the shops, it becomes available for purchase for the first time.
"Her latest album will hit the shops next Monday."
- If a product hits the shops, it becomes available for purchase for the first time.
- I can't afford it
- If you can't afford something you don't have enough money to buy it.
"I'd love that jacket but I can't afford it!"
- If you can't afford something you don't have enough money to buy it.
- it costs an arm and a leg
- If an article or service costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive indeed.
"The diamond engagement ring cost an arm and a leg!"
- If an article or service costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive indeed.
- it costs a fortune
- Something that costs a fortune is very expensive.
"Look at the price of that bag - it costs a fortune!"
- Something that costs a fortune is very expensive.
- it's a steal
- The expression 'it's a steal'' means that something is so cheap that it’s almost as if you haven't paid anything for it.
"At that price it's a steal. You won't find it cheaper in any other shop."
- The expression 'it's a steal'' means that something is so cheap that it’s almost as if you haven't paid anything for it.
- it's good value for money
- Something that is good value for money is worth the money spent on it.
"The quality is excellent so it's good value for money."
- Something that is good value for money is worth the money spent on it.
- it's a bit pricey
- The expression a bit pricey means that something is a bit expensive.
"Their clothes are a bit pricey but they have a wonderful selection"
- The expression a bit pricey means that something is a bit expensive.
- it's a rip-off
- Something that costs much more than it should is called a rip-off.
"$10 for an orange juice? That's a rip-off!"
- Something that costs much more than it should is called a rip-off.
- pay through the nose
- If you pay through the nose, you pay an unreasonably high price
or an excessive amount of money for something
"Amanda has expensive taste. Sam had to pay through the nose for the bracelet she chose."
- If you pay through the nose, you pay an unreasonably high price
or an excessive amount of money for something
- a pound shop (primarily heard in the UK)
- A shop where goods are sold at a low price, usually for a pound or less, is called a pound shop.
"Let's go to the pound shop. We'll find something cheaper there."
- A shop where goods are sold at a low price, usually for a pound or less, is called a pound shop.
- shop around
- If you shop around, you visit a number of shops selling similar articles in order to compare the prices.
"You can usually save money by shopping around."
- If you shop around, you visit a number of shops selling similar articles in order to compare the prices.
- shop till you drop
- If you shop till you drop, you go shopping for a very long time, until you are exhausted.
"If you go to London with Ashley, you'll shop till you drop, so take comfortable shoes!"
- If you shop till you drop, you go shopping for a very long time, until you are exhausted.
- shopper's paradise
- A place where a large selection of items are available for sale is called
a shopper’s paradise by people who love shopping.
"The new mall is real shopper’s paradise. I could spend the day there!"
- A place where a large selection of items are available for sale is called
a shopper’s paradise by people who love shopping.
- shopping spree
- If you go on a shopping spree, you enjoy a lively outing, usually with much spending of money.
"Liza is planning to go on a shopping spree as soon as she gets her bonus."
- If you go on a shopping spree, you enjoy a lively outing, usually with much spending of money.
- shopping therapy
- The term shopping therapy refers to the idea that buying things can make you feel better.
"A little shopping therapy can usually cheer up bored teenagers."
- The term shopping therapy refers to the idea that buying things can make you feel better.
- splash out
- If you splash out on something, you buy it even though it costs a lot of money.
"When he got a promotion Andy splashed outon a brand new car."
- If you splash out on something, you buy it even though it costs a lot of money.
- window shopping
- When people go window shopping, they look at things in shop windows, without actually purchasing anything.
"I haven't been paid yet, so I can only go window shopping."
- When people go window shopping, they look at things in shop windows, without actually purchasing anything.
Alphabetical lists: