Matching Pairs IDIOMS 1Online version idioms by Julia Colino Alonso 1 cloud on the horizon 2 come rain or shine 3 break the bank 4 shopping spree 5 heat is on 6 it costs an arm and a leg / it cost a fortune 7 fair-weather friend 8 pay through the nose 9 on cloud nine 10 bargain hunting 11 once in a blue moon 12 buy a lemon 13 shopper's paradise 14 splash out 15 turn on/up the heat 16 window shopping 17 heavens open 18 it's a bit pricey 19 it's a rip-off 20 it's a bargain 21 freeze someone out 22 be your one-stop shop 23 it's a steal 24 bolt from the blue 25 cloud cuckoo land 26 I can't afford it 27 a pound shop 28 shop around it suddenly starts to rain heavily. means that something is so cheap that it’s almost as if you haven't paid anything for it. is a bit expensive. When people go ... , they look at things in shop windows, without actually purchasing anything. A place where a large selection of items are available for sale means that you are under a lot of pressure to get something done, usually within a time limit. means to spend or lose all your money, or to buy something that costs more than you can afford. Something that costs much more than it should This expression refers to an imaginary unrealistic place where everything is perfect and impossible things can happen. If you deliberately isolate someone or prevent them from participating in a social or business activity by treating them unfairly or harshly Your one-stop shop is a location at which you can buy everything you need or want. A shop where goods are sold at a low price If something occurs ..., it happens very rarely. Someone who acts as a friend when times are good, and is not there when you are in trouble, A problem or difficulty that is predictable, or seems likely to arise in the future you enjoy a lively outing, usually with much spending of money. A person who is ... is very happy because something wonderful has happened. If you do something ... you do it whatever happens, no matter what the weather or other circumstances may be. it is very expensive indeed. means that it happened totally unexpectedly. If you spend time in the shops looking for items to buy at the lowest price, you go ... If you ... on something, you buy it even though it costs a lot of money. you visit a number of shops selling similar articles in order to compare the prices. you pay an unreasonably high price or an excessive amount of money for something you don't have enough money to buy it. Said when an article is well below the usual price. If buy something, especially a car, that is defective, unsatisfactory, constantly gives trouble or stops running after a short time If you ... on a person or organisation, you put pressure on them in order to obtain what you want.
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