Shopping - Workshop Flashcards
Ironmonger’s
-a shop that sells tools and equipment for use in homes or gardens
Jeweller’s
-a person or store that sells, makes, and repairs jewellery
Fishmonger’s
-a shop that sells fish
Deli (Delicatessen)
- a small shop that sells high-quality foods, such as types of cheese and cold cooked meat, often from other countries.
“I got the cheese from one of Paris’s top delicatessens.”
Pharmacy
- a shop or part of a shop in which medicines are prepared and sold
Empty-Handed
- without bringing or taking anything.
“We can’t go to the party empty-handed.”
“It store was so expensive, I left empty-handed.”
Hit the Shops
- if a product hits the shops, it becomes available to buy
Live on Baked beans
-To live and eat poorly
Boutique
-a small shop that sells fashionable clothes, shoes, jewellery, etc.
Off-licence
-a shop that sells mainly alcoholic drinks
Tobacconists
-a shop where tobacco, cigarettes, etc. are sold
Stationer’s
-a shop that sells stationery:
“You’ll be able to get a tube of glue at the stationer’s down the road.”
Supermarket
a large shop which sells most types of food and other goods needed in the home
Evaporate
-to disappear
“Those boots were so cheap, they evaporated.”
Lift Low Spirits
-make someone feel more cheerful and hopeful
Splash the Cash
-to spend (money) freely or extravagantly (on something)
Patisserie
-a shop that sells cakes, etc.
Pet Shop
- a shop that sells pets, food or things for pets.
Haberdashery
- a shop or a department of a large store that sells thesecloth, pins, thread, etc. used for sewing
Greengrocer’s
a shop in which fresh vegetables and fruit are sold
Bargain
-something on sale at a lower price than its true value:
“This coat was half-price - a real bargain.”
“The airline regularly offers last-minute bookings at bargain prices.”
Feel Smug
-Self-satisfaction and feeling superior to others
prejorative
Sneak
-to go somewhere secretly, or to take someone or something somewhere secretly
Window Shopping
-the activity of spending time looking at the goods on sale in shop windows without intending to buy any of them