Advanced Idioms - Buying and Selling
Match the phrases on the left with the definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS
- cost an arm and a leg
- come/go under the hammer
- do a roaring trade
- buy a pig in a poke
- pay through the nose for something
- 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
- pay too much money for something
- 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
- be extremely expensive
- pay a bill
