Retail Therapy

Question 1

Feeling a bit down in the dumps

Answer 1

That’s one way of saying I feel sad.

I was feeling a bit down in the dumps, so I decided to cheer myself up.

Question 2

Pang of regret

Answer 2

A pang is a sharp pain. We often hear it figuratively to talk about strong emotions like guilt, regret, remorse… .

I only hope you don’t get pang of regret about your purchases when you get them home.
A pang is a stab.

Question 3

Retail Therapy

Answer 3

Retail therapy is a humorous expression which means going to shop to make yourself a bit better, to cheer yourself up.

I like a bit of retail therapy.

Question 4

Buyer’s remorse

Answer 4

Buyer’s remorse describes the bad feeling you get when You realise you don’t really need/want things that you bought.

I’m begining to feel buyer’s remorse from this leopard skin onesie.

Question 5

Cosy

Answer 5

Cosy, that’s the feeling of being warm, comfortable, & relaxed.

She buys a nice jumper to keep her cosy.
It does look cosy.

Question 6

Do the trick

Answer 6

Do/Does the trick, means achieves the results that you intended/wanted.

Buying clothes will do the trick.
Apparently UK households spend equivalent of 4,611 pound, that’s almost 6000 pound, using payment cards online in 2015.
A good recap of vocabulary might do the trick.
I was feeling a bit miserable so I decided to cheer myself up by going shopping.