Advanced Idioms - Buying and Selling

Index
Match the phrases on the left with the definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable.
ID26 ANSWERS EXPLANATION
  • the bottom drops/falls out of something
  • come/go under the hammer
  • do a roaring trade
  • buy a pig in a poke
  • black market
  • settle an account
  • in mint condition
  • drive a hard bargain
  • under the counter
  • buy in bulk
  • sell a lot of goods very quickly
  • bought or sold secretly and illegally
  • buying and selling in a way that breaks the rules
  • new or as good as new
  • be sold at an auction
  • force somebody to agree on the best possible price
  • buy something without inspecting it thoroughly
  • buy large quantities of an article, usually cheaply
  • people stop buying the products of a particular industry
  • pay a bill
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