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The theme of the listening lesson “Shopping at the Mall!” was… shopping! In a previous vocabulary post I explained some vocabulary used to talk about shopping. Here are some MORE expressions used to talk about shopping!

retail therapy
(noun)
= this occurs when you go shopping and buy yourself things in order to make yourself feel better (when you are sad or unhappy)!

I’m really upset about breaking up with my boyfriend. I need some retail therapy!

to shop till you drop
(verb expression)
= to spend so much time and so much money shopping that you are physically and financially tired – you are ready to drop from exhaustion! You are so tired that you can’t shop anymore!

A lot of stores are putting out their fall clothes now. Are you ready to shop till you drop?

a shopping spree
(noun)
= you spend a lot of money and do a lot of shopping in a short amount of time.

She went on a shopping spree this afternoon! It looks like she bought everything in the store.

to shop around
(phrasal verb)
= before buying an expensive item (like household appliances or a car), you should compare the price and quality of the item in different stores.

We shopped around before buying the kitchen table, and we found that Sears had the best deal.

to shoplift
(verb)
= to steal something from a store (to take something without paying for it).

My son was caught shoplifting. He stole a $100 jacket from The Gap.

Related:
Different Ways to Say that Something is Expensive!