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