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December Shopping/Gifting Idioms

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    Idioms related to shopping/gift giving
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  • Like a "kid in a candy store"
    To buy some Skittles
    To be so excited about a situation
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  • What does it mean to go window shopping?
    Shopping for windows
    Looking at things in store windows without purchasing
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  • Go on a "shopping spree"
    Buy Spree candy
    Spend a lot of money
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  • Like a "bull in a china shop"
    To eat Chinese food
    To be recklessly clumsy or careless
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  • What does it mean for something to cost an arm and a leg?
    It's really cheap
    It's really expensive
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  • What does it mean when someone says "you shouldn't have?"
    It's a polite way to say thank you for a gift
    They want you to return the gift
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  • Shop till you drop
    Shop so much that you're exhausted
    Shop until you fall asleep
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  • What does it mean to have the "gift of gab?"
    To talk a lot
    A present you got for your birthday
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  • What does it mean when something is a rip-off?
    It's a steal!
    It's overpriced
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  • What does it mean to "shut up shop (close up shop)?"
    To close for the day or to close permanently
    To close the store door
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  • What does it mean to "pay through the nose?"
    Spend too much
    To buy clown noses
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  • What does it mean to "talk shop?"
    To talk about shopping
    To talk about your job
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  • Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
    Horses have big mouths
    Don't complain about something you got for free
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  • What does it mean to be on a "shoestring budget?"
    To have very little money to spend
    To need to buy shoelaces
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  • What does it mean to "fit like a glove?"
    To fit perfectly
    To buy new gloves
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  • What does it mean when something is "a steal?"
    You stole the item from the store
    It's a great deal/really cheap
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