like a bull in a china shop: very clumsy; likely to break things
→ Her husband felt like a bull in a china shop when he dropped and broke a glass in the restaurant.
go window-shopping: look at things in the stores without buying
→ She was saving her money for a new car, so they just went window-shopping at the mall.
a steal: a very good price
→ She only planned to go window-shopping, but the shoes were a steal at the sale price, so she bought them.
shop around: compare prices at many different places
→ A computer is a big purchase, so she decided to shop around before she bought one.
talk shop: talk about work when you’re not at work
→ Because their husbands worked at the same office, the wives always went into the kitchen when the guys started to talk shop in the other room.
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