Lesson 18 - Mark and Sara On the Dumpling Trail Flashcards
charging too much money
overpriced
օրը ցերեկով թալան
DAYLIGHT/HIGHWAY ROBBERY
Ten dollars for a glass of wine? That’s highway robbery!
to figure out how much something will cost
to calculate
DO THE MATH
Let’s do the math. If we buy concert tickets for our 10 top clients, then at $50 per ticket, we’ll have to pay $500!
to not be too expensive
to be cheap
NOT BREAK THE BANK
We’re looking for a hotel in London that won’t break the bank. Do you have any suggestions?
I’ll pay
MY TREAT
Put down the bill. Tonight’s dinner is my treat!
someone who likes to spend money
a generous person (sometimes used sarcastically when someone offers to pay for something that doesn’t cost much)
BIG SPENDER
”My boss treated me to lunch at McDonald’s.” — ”Wow, he’s a big spender!”
nothing special
not very good
NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT
”How was your dinner at Café Michel?” — ”I was expecting great things, but it was nothing to write home about.”
not very good
NO GREAT SHAKES
My cell phone does have a camera, but the pictures it takes are no great shakes.
by far
by a large amount
BY A LONG SHOT
”Was that $90 bottle of wine you bought the most expensive one in the store?” — ”Not by a long shot. They had a bottle for $500.”
to make a decision when needed and not before
CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN ONE COMES TO IT
When a reporter asked the football coach what he would do if his contract wasn’t renewed, he said, ”I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.”
to finish an activity for the day; to stop doing something
CALL IT A DAY
After skiing for eight hours, Kim was ready to call it a day.
