a shopping list
a shopping list of (something)
A list of possible options or things that one wants or needs. Primarily heard in UK. The new political coalition has issued a shopping list of demands for the prime minister ahead of the referendum. The agency has created a shopping list of options for consumers looking to resolve their debt.
See also: list, of, shop
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
a shopping list
Someone's shopping list is a list of their demands or requirements from a particular person or organization. Mr Baker presented a shopping list of additional help the United States required from its allies. The Social Democratic Party has just laid out a shopping list of changes that might make the treaty acceptable. Note: The usual American expression is laundry list.
See also: list, shop
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
- a shopping list of (something)
- shopping list
- a laundry list
- a laundry list of (something)
- laundry
- laundry list
- list (someone or something) as one of (someone or something)
- list as
- list off
- drop-dead list