Friday, December 4, 2009

ESL 5 Summary of Vocabulary and Idioms Nov 30-Dec 04, 2009


Ch 6: Shopping for Clothes in a Mall

a last resort
bargain basement prices
bittersweet chocolate / dark chocolate
clash
dressed to kill / dressed to the nines
first thing in the morning
for the time being
full of oneself
get a load of s/t or s/o
jam-packed
Lady Godiva / Godiva Chocolate
long gone
milk chocolate / light chocolate
rack
right up one’s alley
steep
There’s no accounting for taste!
to break the bank
to browse
to clash
to go overboard
to have one’s name on it
to hit s/w
to hit the spot
to knock off $$$ off the price
to mark down / marked down
to melt in one’s mouth
to run (cost)
to sell oneself short
to shell out
to shoot one’s mouth off
to snap up s/t
to take in

for more, see ESL 5 Summary of Vocabulary/Idioms Nov 23-25, 2009 (Ch 5: Eating Dinner with a Roommate)