Shopping Idioms and expressions

SHOPPING IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS…

Please complete the expressions:

1) When you are shopped out, it means that ………………………………………………

2) When you shop till you drop, you ………………………………………………………

3) If something is all over the shop, it means that……………………………………..........

4) When you talk shop, you talk about …………………………………………………….

5) When a person is ……………………… we say he/she is like a bull in a china shop.

6) When you go window shopping, you ………………………………………………….

7) You have a retail therapy when you …………………………………………………….

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Slang terms for money include: cash – greenbacks – bucks – dough – moolah - coinage

If you have A LOT of money you are: rich - filthy rich - stinking rich – wealthy – loaded – prosperous - rolling in it - cashed up – affluent - well off – raking it in

As in: “Let’s go out for dinner. It’s my shout because it’s pay-day and I’m cashed up.”

If you have NO money you are: poor – penniless - hard up – needy – destitute – broke - poverty stricken – skint - poor as a churchmouse

As in: “I can’t come out tonight because I had to pay lots of bills and I’m skint.”

Do you like to share your money or keep it all to yourself?

If you gladly share your money with friends or charities you are: charitable – generous – sharing – giving - unselfish

If you keep all your money to yourself you are: mean – miserly – tight – stingy – uncharitable – selfish – a skinflint

Money related Idioms:

Money makes the world go ‘round – Money is the root of all evil – Money can’t buy you love –

In for a penny, in for a pound – Put in your 2 cents worth – A penny for your thoughts – They’re a dime a dozen – He has the Midas touch/All that they touch turns to gold – It’s money for jam

Other money-related terms/phrases:

A baker’s dozen – Cheap as chips – gold digger – sugardaddy – cash cow – money pit –

money tree – making money hand over fist – down and out – got bucketloads - budget

1. What would you do if you won a million dollars?

2. Would you ever date someone purely due to the size of his/her wallet?

3. Is money more important than love?

4. Describe your perfect life if money was no obstacle.

5. Do you enjoy shopping?

6. What is your favourite purchase/best shopping bargain?

7. Do you believe in giving money to beggars? Why/why not?

8. Do you use a budget on a regular basis?

9. Do you think credit cards are good to have?

Writing:

And now it’s your turn to create and write 20 sentences using shopping idioms and expressions!!!

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