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