I've been shopping around for a new car, but they are all priced too high.
•You can find a bargain, but you'll have to shop around.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
shop around (for something) — ˌshop aˈround (for sth) derived to compare the quality or prices of goods or services that are offered by different shops/stores, companies, etc. so that you can choose the best • Shop around for the best deal. Main entry: ↑shopderived … Useful english dictionary
shop around — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms shop around : present tense I/you/we/they shop around he/she/it shops around present participle shopping around past tense shopped around past participle shopped around a) to go to several shops before you… … English dictionary
shop around — look for the best available price or rate for something. → shop … English new terms dictionary
shop around — go to various stores to look for something We shopped around for a month before we bought a new stereo system … Idioms and examples
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shop — shop1 W1S1 [ʃɔp US ʃa:p] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place where you buy things)¦ 2¦(place which makes/repairs things)¦ 3¦(school subject)¦ 4 set up shop 5 shut up shop 6 talk shop 7 all over the shop 8¦(go shopping)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin … Dictionary of contemporary English
shop — shop1 [ ʃap ] noun ** 1. ) count a place where you buy things or where you pay for a service: STORE: We ate lunch at a little coffee shop. a copy/barber/pawn shop: I need to go to the pawn shop and to get my watch back. a ) only before noun… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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shop — ► NOUN 1) a building or part of a building where goods or services are sold. 2) a place where things are manufactured or repaired; a workshop. ► VERB (shopped, shopping) 1) go to a shop or shops to buy goods. 2) (shop around) … English terms dictionary
around — a|round [ ə raund ] function word *** Around can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): We walked around the old town. as an adverb (without a following noun): She turned around and smiled at me. (after the verb to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
around */*/*/ — UK [əˈraʊnd] / US adverb, preposition Summary: Around can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): We walked around the old town. as an adverb (without a following noun): She turned around and smiled at me. (after the … English dictionary
