| 单词 | shop around |
| 释义 | shop aroundverb (intr, adverb) informalto visit a number of shops or stores to compare goods and prices to consider a number of possibilities before making a choice Words nearby shop aroundshoot the works, shoot through, shoot-up, shop, shopaholic, shop around, shop assistant, shopbot, shopcraft, Shope, shopfitter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with shop aroundshop around Look for the best bargain, opportunity, or the like, as in This job offers only minimum wage so she decided to shop around for one with better pay. This expression alludes to looking in different stores in search of bargains or a particular item. [c. 1920] Look for a buyer for, offer for sale to various parties, as in The company is now being actively shopped around. [Second half of 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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