ESLPodcast 111 - Last Minute Holiday Shopping Flashcards
to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.
Every year, I tell myself that I won’t …… in doing my holiday shopping. And, every year, I end up with a shopping list as long as your arm and about 24 hours to get it all done.
How to combat the natural tendency to procrastinate.
Get as a result of something
Every year, I tell myself that I won’t procrastinate in doing my holiday shopping. And, every year, I …… with a shopping list as long as your arm and about 24 hours to get it all done.
He tried hard but ENDED UP WITH a poor grade.
Very extensive; remarkably long
Every year, I tell myself that I won’t procrastinate in doing my holiday shopping. And, every year, I end up with a shopping list ……. and about 24 hours to get it all done.
The guy’s a jailbird, a record as long as your arm
Procrastination
……means that I have to brave the crowds out doing their last-minute shopping.
to meet or face courageously
Waiting until the last minute means that I have to….. the crowds out doing their last-minute shopping.
to brave misfortunes.
filled to capacity; full:
First, I have to find a place to park in the parking lot, which is always …….. Then, I have to fight off the bargain hunters who are there for the holiday markdowns.
They’ve had a packed theater for every performance.
to struggle to avoid or repress
First, I have to find a place to park in the parking lot, which is always packed. Then, I have to …….. the bargain hunters who are there for the holiday markdowns.
I’ve been fighting off a cold all week.
who is looking for goods that are value for money, usually because they are on sale at a lower price than normal.
First, I have to find a place to park in the parking lot, which is always packed. Then, I have to fight off the …….who are there for the holiday markdowns.
a business machine that indicates to customers the amounts of individual sales, has a money drawer from which to make change, records and totals receipts, and may automatically calculate the change due.
With so many shoppers, the shelves are usually a mess and a lot of items are out of stock. When I’ve finally picked out what I want to buy, there are usually long lines at the ……
register
to pay at a register
When I’ve finally picked out what I want to buy, there are usually long lines at the register. Just when I’m about to ……., I always remember that I’ve forgotten one last thing.
Phrase spoken with extreme sarcasm when every thing is failing.
When I’ve finally picked out what I want to buy, there are usually long lines at the register. Just when I’m about to check out, I always remember that I’ve forgotten one last thing. ……!
to wind, fold, or bind (something) about as a covering.
When I get home with the presents, I have to …..them. Hopefully, I haven’t forgotten to get gift wrap, ribbons and bows, and holiday cards. By the time I’m finished, I’m exhausted and I feel like Scrooge. Ba humbug!
decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for wrapping objects to be presented as gifts.
When I get home with the presents, I have to wrap them. Hopefully, I haven’t forgotten to get ……, ribbons and bows, and holiday cards. By the time I’m finished, I’m exhausted and I feel like Scrooge. Ba humbug!
any miserly person; a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person
When I get home with the presents, I have to wrap them. Hopefully, I haven’t forgotten to get gift wrap, ribbons and bows, and holiday cards. By the time I’m finished, I’m exhausted and I feel like Scrooge. Ba humbug!
A word that first started in the famous novel by Charles Dickens entitled, “A Christmas Carol”, meaning “Fuck Christmas”.
Ba humbug!
