go window-shopping

To visit stores, or look in their windows, to see what is available without buying anything. My bank account is so sad these days that I'll only be going window-shopping for a while! A: "You guys really went in that expensive boutique?" B: "Yeah, but we only went window-shopping, don't worry! We know we can't afford anything in there!"

go window-shopping

to go about looking at goods in store windows without actually buying anything. The office workers go window-shopping on their lunch hour, looking for things to buy when they get paid. Joan said she was just going window-shopping, but she bought a new coat.

词组	go window-shopping
释义	go window-shopping go window-shopping To visit stores, or look in their windows, to see what is available without buying anything. My bank account is so sad these days that I'll only be going window-shopping for a while! A: "You guys really went in that expensive boutique?" B: "Yeah, but we only went window-shopping, don't worry! We know we can't afford anything in there!" See also: go Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. go window-shopping to go about looking at goods in store windows without actually buying anything. The office workers go window-shopping on their lunch hour, looking for things to buy when they get paid. Joan said she was just going window-shopping, but she bought a new coat. See also: go McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: a state of affairs a/the bright spot bright spot come out to be be in a sorry state a black day broken heart everything okay? (Is) everything OK? a sob story References in periodicals archive Though she usually shops for clothes online, she prefers to shop for shoes in stores, and makes it a point to go window-shopping, at the very least, for shoes at flea markets or designer stores. The Look Book Shoe Addict - Stepping out with Miss Jones If you live with a depressing person, volunteer, join a club, go window-shopping, or take a walk--anything that gives you a reprieve. Depression-proof yourself: try these tips to avoid "catching" a bad mood In those days you could go window-shopping 24 hours a day because shops didn't need to hide behind metal shutters. Decline of Great Britain; LETTERS Bhushan has been advising clients to save aggressively while they go window-shopping for cars, homes and other big-ticket purchases. Profit from pretending His most significant contribution was to launch a, failed, Bill to allow children time off school in the run-up to Christmas so that they could go window-shopping for, guess what? Our girl Lollipops Go window-shopping together, and let children know that you can't always afford to buy everything you want. How to help clients teach children about money Back in town, Aspen's current riches were easy to find--just go window-shopping along Galena Street. Bargain Aspen: explore Colorado's historic town--when hiking, fall color, and prices are at their best Go window-shopping in the weatherproof Underground City, a 30-kilometre labyrinth of indoor squares and pedestrian corridors lined with stores. Cool charms 4 Go window-shopping in the glasscovered Galeries St Hubert in Bruges - it's Europe's oldest covered shopping arcade. Don't miss the mussels in Brussels; They call it boring Belgium and tell you that there's not much to see - and even less to do. Backpacker JOANNE LANE won't have a word of it
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