discount Syn:30% /1 50 etc. off/ special offer-discount

at a discount (= at - reduced price)

expensive Syn: pricy (pricey), dear, to cost a lot-

fitto fit smb like a glove (= to fit the shape of smb's body perfectly)

to fit in / into / under etc.

flea market (== an outdoor market where inexpensive and/ or second-hand items are for sale) on the market (= available for people to buy)

matchsmth to match (= something which matches)

well-matched / ill-matched (= very suitable / very unsuitable for

each other)

moneyto get / to be given smb's money back

to raise money (= to collect money for a purpose)

to put money into smth / on a race / a horse etc.

o have money on you (= to carry money with you)

money doesn't grow on trees ' ' '

to marry (into) money (= to marry someone whose family is rich

off-the-peg Opp:made-to-measure (BrE) / made-to-order (AmE)-

pay to pay for smb else, for example for their meal, drink, or ticket

to be / get paid

to pay smb £ 100 etc

well / highly paid (= paid a lot)

to pay for itself (= smth you buy pays for itself, it makes you save as much money as you bought it for)

to pay through the nose for smth (spoken) (- to pay far too much for smth)

price a retail / wholesale price

price-tag (= cost)

price list of (great) price (= valuable)-

queue to jump a queue (= to go unfairly to the front of a queue instead :

waiting)

to join a queue / line (= to start waiting in it)

Syn: to stand in line / to wait in line; to line up (AmE)-queue(up)

to ask for / to apply for a refund

sale for sale (= available to be bought)

to put smth up for sale

on sale (AmE) (= available to be bought in a shop, available bought at a lower price than usual)

garage / yard sale (AmE) (= a sale of used furniture, clothes etc.

from people's houses, usually held in someone's garage or yard)

sellto sell smth for £ 100 / $ 50 etc.

to sell smth at a profit / loss (= making or losing money on a sale)

to sell like hot cakes (= to sell quickly and in large amounts) to sell out

to be sold out (= when all the tickets for a performance or sports

event have been sold)

to sell by the kilo / by the dozen

to be in smb's shoes (= to be in smb else's situation)

shoesto put oneself in smb's shoes (= to imagine what it is like to be in smb else's position or situation)

to step into / fill smb's shoes (= to do a job smb else used to do anc do it as well as they did)

if the shoe fits (wear it) (AmE, spoken) (= used to say that if ; remark that has been made about you is true, then you should accept it)

to put the shoe on the right foot (= apportion blame / praise etc. truly)

to die in one's shoes (= by violence)

where the shoe pinches (= where one's difficulty or trouble is)

shop to call at a shop / to drop in at a shop / to drop into a shop

store detective (= smb whose job is to watch the customers :

large shop, to stop them from stealing things)

shopping bag / carrier bag

shopping list

on the shopping list

shopping spree

to go on a shopping spree (= a short period of time doing smth that

you enjoy, especially spending money)

• These shoes are one size too big.

• The shirts come in three sizes, small, medium and large. size 8 / 16 etc.

• What size are you?

• What size do you take? (BrE)

• What size do you wear? (AmE)

• I take size 10 shoes. /I ama 6 / 12 / 42. /I take a size 10. /I wear a size 10.

Spendto spend money etc. on smth / on doing smth

to spend time in / with etc.

ut of/ in stock (= unavailable or available in a particular shop)

to buy a lot of smth in order to use it later

• We always stock up on cheap wine when we go to France.

to suit smb down to the ground (- to be exactly right for someone)

to wear smth to a party / dance / interview etc

to increase / to go down etc. in value-value

of value (= worth a lot of money)

family values

sentimental value (= if smth has sentimental value, it is not worth much money, but it is important to you because it reminds you of someone you love or a happy time in the past)

to value smth at

IDIOMS

a wolf in sheep's clothing

the boot is on the other foot

to be dressed to kill

to be dressed up to the nines

to be in somebody's shoes

to get one's knickers in a twist

to keep one's shirt on

to pull one's socks up

to talk through one's hat

to wear one's Sunday best

to wear the trousers

Date: 2015-12-17; view: 981