Shopping – English idioms and sayings

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To buy something that proves to be worthless.
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1. to buy a lemon 2. to buy a pig in a poke
I shouldn't have bought that car, it turned out I bought a lemon.
To die.
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to buy the farm
I didn't think he would buy the farm so soon. But nobody is going to miss him.
An item packaged and marketed under the brand name of a particular retailer, usually a large supermarket chain.
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own brand
Generally I don't buy own brand products, but I really like this chocolate.
We say it when we offer to pay for something - usually food or drink.
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Something is on me.
OK guys, today's my birthday so the drinks are on me!
Pay for oneself.
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to pay one's way
I always pay my way on a first date.
To pay too much for something.
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1. to pay over the odds 2. to pay through the nose
I wanted to buy a cheap car, but I ended up paying through the nose for the one I chose.
A place of work where you have to belong to a particular trade union.
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closed shop
Some companies are closed shops, you have to sign to the trade union to work there.
To be in complete disarray.
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to be all over the shop
I'm sorry, I'm all over the shop today. I just can't concentrate on anything.
To visit a number of shops to compare prices.
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to shop around
I always shop around before I choose what to buy.
To steal goods from a shop.
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to shop lift
Shop lifting is a petty crime.
To tell someone in authority of someone else's crimes.
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to shop someone
Many people think that to shop someone is the worst thing a person can do.
To go on an extremely long shopping trip.
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to shop till you drop
Once a month I shop till I drop, it's my way of relax.
To close a business.
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to shut up shop
Every September I shut up shop and go on holiday.
To discuss one's business or profession.
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to talk shop
Stop talking shop, we're here to relax.
The idea that buying things can cheer you up.
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shopping therapy
Shopping therapy is the only therapy that helps when I'm sad.
To attempt to deceive or fool someone.
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to try it on
He's not really ill, he's just trying it on.

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