Relier Pairs IDIOMS 1Version en ligne idioms par Julia Colino Alonso 1 pay through the nose 2 freeze someone out 3 cloud cuckoo land 4 it's a steal 5 heavens open 6 on cloud nine 7 splash out 8 a pound shop 9 it's a bit pricey 10 be your one-stop shop 11 come rain or shine 12 once in a blue moon 13 turn on/up the heat 14 it costs an arm and a leg / it cost a fortune 15 cloud on the horizon 16 I can't afford it 17 fair-weather friend 18 buy a lemon 19 window shopping 20 it's a rip-off 21 shopper's paradise 22 break the bank 23 it's a bargain 24 heat is on 25 bargain hunting 26 shopping spree 27 shop around 28 bolt from the blue If you ... on something, you buy it even though it costs a lot of money. means to spend or lose all your money, or to buy something that costs more than you can afford. Your one-stop shop is a location at which you can buy everything you need or want. is a bit expensive. This expression refers to an imaginary unrealistic place where everything is perfect and impossible things can happen. means that you are under a lot of pressure to get something done, usually within a time limit. you don't have enough money to buy it. it suddenly starts to rain heavily. means that something is so cheap that it’s almost as if you haven't paid anything for it. A shop where goods are sold at a low price When people go ... , they look at things in shop windows, without actually purchasing anything. it is very expensive indeed. Something that costs much more than it should If you deliberately isolate someone or prevent them from participating in a social or business activity by treating them unfairly or harshly If you spend time in the shops looking for items to buy at the lowest price, you go ... you visit a number of shops selling similar articles in order to compare the prices. If something occurs ..., it happens very rarely. you pay an unreasonably high price or an excessive amount of money for something A person who is ... is very happy because something wonderful has happened. If buy something, especially a car, that is defective, unsatisfactory, constantly gives trouble or stops running after a short time means that it happened totally unexpectedly. you enjoy a lively outing, usually with much spending of money. Someone who acts as a friend when times are good, and is not there when you are in trouble, If you ... on a person or organisation, you put pressure on them in order to obtain what you want. Said when an article is well below the usual price. A problem or difficulty that is predictable, or seems likely to arise in the future A place where a large selection of items are available for sale If you do something ... you do it whatever happens, no matter what the weather or other circumstances may be.