The idiomatic expression "go on a shopping spree" means to spend an extended period of time and money buying things, often impulsively or excessively.
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One of my friends
went on a shopping spree in Melbourne yesterday and told me I'd have been proud of what she got - things she would never perhaps have worn.
They could loosen your password restrictions for downloads (say, to
go on a shopping spree without your consent) or force automatic updates if they know a newer app or OS release is vulnerable.
Jack Sparagowski, CEO of Sparagowski & Associates (# 393), a «mystery - shopper» inspection service in Sylvania, Ohio, says that while he's lost his share of customers to mergers, recently he's been on the receiving end after certain
customers went on shopping sprees for other companies.
Yet the country is, perhaps unavoidably, being subjected to confusing messages: be vigilant but not afraid; be prepared to sacrifice, but do your patriotic duty
by going on a shopping spree; everything is different now, but defy the enemy by returning to business as usual.
I get there is many people out buying gifts for loved ones but in reality we do nt
go on shopping sprees people typically but 2 or 3 games max!
While the above example is the worst case scenario, discovering that your
child went on a shopping spree at the mall is very common scenario, even with kids who are normally smart about their money.
Its presence is a welcome boon, especially for gamers
who go on shopping sprees during Steam sales, but it won't break any records for performance.
Had one surprise today — someone stole my credit cards out of my wallet at work and
went on a shopping spree at Walmart ---- need a GOOD surprise to take that sick feeling away --- YUCK!!!!! I will hope for a good surprise!
Freed from the lengthy notice periods common for lawyers moving laterally among firms in Europe and with pockets full of cheap dollars, expect British firms to
go on a shopping spree in New York and, perhaps, elsewhere.
A perfect storm of temptation was brewed over the summer as AC Milan reenergised with millions of euros from a new investor
went on a shopping spree for young talent.
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go on a shopping spree while being chased by a hapless gang of counterfeiters and a Canadian Mountie.
Start making tea or coffee at work rather than splashing out on café - bought drinks, for example, and try to
avoid going on any shopping sprees that aren't related to your wedding.
Women are also most likely to
go on a shopping spree when feeling down beat with a third (33 %) saying they shop to make themselves feel happier compared to just 14 % of men.
EOne used the $ 200 million it had raised from existing investors and the proceeds of its IPO to
go on a shopping spree.
That's more than enough to
go on a shopping spree to add some much - needed revenue in the event that hepatitis C sales fail to find a bottom soon.
They slept in bed together that evening and during the rest of the Kenya trip, the lawsuit states, adding
they went on shopping sprees.