Surfing & Turfing Online

Question 1

Fall Foul

Answer 1

To fall foul, to make a mistake & get into trouble.

We don’t want to fall foul of the next team who need to use this studio.
They have potentially invested in getting us to that page & then they fell foul.

Question 2

Retailers

Answer 2

Retailers, which are the businesses that sell things.

You get so frustrated that you just give up, Claire Bailey talks about retailers … .

Which items are most likely to be surfed & turfed?
Women’s knitwear
I’m sure I’ll get turfed out of the presenter’s Union if I don’t get to today’s question.

Question 3

Out of Date

Answer 3

Sth that is out of date is too old, it’s no longer suitable.

The technology is really out of date whereas they have potentially invested in getting us to that page then they fell foul.

Oh, you know what You’ve done there?
No, do tell.
You’ve got completely the wrong end of the stick, you misunderstood me.
I’m not talking about the surf & turf meal,

Question 4

Checkout

Answer 4

Checkout(n.), which is a place where we pay for our shopping.

You checkout(v.) @ the checkout(n.).

When we get to the checkout, we actually don’t complete our purchase, we turf out the basket.

Question 5

To Turf sth Out

Answer 5

To turf sth out is a phrasal verb for throwing sth out. Although it’s normally used about people.

E.G., someone who is behaving badly might be turfed out of a club.
If we don’t finish the programme on time we might be turfed out of the studio.

Question 6

Surf & Turf

Answer 6

Surf & terf refers to when we go to online store, select lots of things for our virtual shopping basket , but when we get to the checkout, we turf out the basket, we throw it away, we abandon it.

How do you feel about surf & turf?
Surf & turf? Love it. What’s not to love?