shopping list

Related to shopping list: grocery 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.

shopping list

 
1. Lit. a list of things one needs to buy. I made up a shopping list for groceries that we are out of. Don't forget to take the shopping list with you to the store.
2. Fig. a list of things, especially questions or things one wants. I have a shopping list of absolute musts. He showed up for the interview with a shopping list so long that it took two pages.
See also: list, shop
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • a shopping list
  • a shopping list of (something)
  • 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
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Bake for 40 minutes until the chicken is SHOPPING LIST | Chicken thighs (1.1kg) - PS2.35 | Wonky onions (1kg) - 65p | Baby potatoes (1kg) - 69p | Courgettes (3 pack) - 69p | Carrots (500g) - 45p | TOTAL: PS4.83 cooked through and no pink meat remains.
Shopping list Butcher's Selection reduced fat beef mince (500g)................PS2.28 1 red onion...................................
"Having data taken from real life shopping lists rather than from surveys gives us an unprecedented insight into the actual grocery habits of people who use our app.
Asda is launching shopping lists with Makaton symbols that show a range of shopping choices, such as milk, bread and bananas that a customer can tick off once they've been added to the trolley.
You can find the shopping list here:https://www.chesterzoo.org/palm-oil-shopping-list
Adjust the shopping list based on what is expected to be on sale -- or what you find to be on sale.
'We will give you a list, a shopping list of what to produce.
Fexy has launched Relish Network, a web app that allows recipe publishers to add features like saved recipes, menu planning, scalable shopping lists and shoppable recipes integrated with multiple grocery delivery services, including Amazon Fresh.
Linda Bethell, 65, was heading to the opening day of the new Lidl store in Birkenhead when she dropped her shopping list in the shop's car park.
The study, published in European Psychologist, provides two "shopping lists" of components which a person needs a combination from each.
She added: "Sinn Fein have a shopping list that seems to get longer every time we meet with them.
Researchers from Tel Aviv University have translated the texts found; excerpts like, "To Eliashib: And now, give the Kittiyim three baths of wine, and write the name of the day," and "A full homer of wine, bring tomorrow; don't be late," might ring familiar to any spouse or family member left with a "honey-do" or shopping list, proving that gentle reminders for loved ones never go out of style.
The research also found that people who made a shopping list, and stuck to it while in the supermarket, typically spent [pounds sterling]200 a year less than those who rarely or never made a list.
Aside from coupons and rebates, consumers are also using the ability to build a shopping list, whether scanning products at home, pulling from past purchases or adding them from their favorite recipes.