5 expressions a day – B2 – Shopping – szókincsbővítés

1. I’m on a small/tight/shoestring budget – szűkös a költségvetésem
involving a relatively small amount of money for planned spending

2. I can’t afford it – nem engedhetem meg magamnak
to be unable to buy or do something because you have not
enough money or time

3. It costs me an arm and a leg – ingem, gatyám is rámegy
buy sg even if it is too expensive

opposites:
it’s a real bargain – alkalmi vétel
something on sale at a lower price than its true value
bargain hunters – árvadászok
people looking for things at a low price
it is dirt cheap. / It is a steal. – szinte ingyen van
a product that has a very low price, or a price that is much lower
than the original cost

4. It’s a rip-off – lehúzás/ túlszámlázás
something that is not worth what you pay for it:

5. It’s a daylight robbery (UK)/ highway robbery (US) – tiszta rablás
a situation in which you have to pay far too much money for something

A következő mondatokat egészítsétek ki az előbbi kifejezések egyikével.

1. $400 for that shirt? – That’s a complete ____.
2. We started our business ____ and could not afford to overspend.
3. The sales had started and the ____ were out.
4. I don’t know how Tom ____ a new car on his salary.
5. This leather jacket was half-price – a ____.
6. Although it seemed to be a small dent in the door of my car, its repair work ____.

keys/megoldások:

1. rip-off; 2. on a small/tight/shoestring budget; 3. bargain hunters; 4. can afford; 5. real bargain; 6. cost me an arm and a leg