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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Shopping


Shopping Idioms

To put all your eggs in one basket  To risk everything on one person or thing.
You shouldn't invest all your money in Microsoft, it would be like putting all your eggs in one basket.
To buy the farm   To die.  He bought the farm last week.
To pay one's own way.  To pay one's share of expenses  He's responsible and  always pays his one way.
Pay through the nose  To pay too much for something  He ended up paying through the nose for that bag.
To talk shop.   To discuss one's business or profession.  He is very boring, all he does all day is talk shop.
Shop till you drop If you shop till you drop, you go shopping for a very long time, until you’re exhausted.
If  you go to London with Julie you’ll shop till you drop, so take comfortable shoes!
A shopping spree  short period of time in which someone buys a lot of things
Julie enjoys going on a shopping spree during the sales.
Retail therapy a joking term that  refers to the idea that shopping can make you feel better.
A little retail therapy can usually cheer up bored teenagers.
it’s on me - to pay a group bill or charge.  Lunch is one me.  You can pay next time.
to be a lemon - a poor product .   My car is a real lemon.  It breaks down all the time.

Assignment: You have ₩1,000,000 that you must spend on three things you really want. This can include clothing, technology, food, or anything else you want. Please post links to your purchases along with short descriptions of why you want to buy those in our Class Band by Wednesday, November 15 11:59pm (EGL112-07) or November 17 11:59am (EGL112-06)

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