Conversation
Diane : You're a clotheshorse.
Kim : I know. I love dressing up.
Diane : Do you shop around a lot for bargains?
Kim : I'm lucky. I work for a department store and I get a discount on merchandise.
Diane : That's great because everything is sky-high.
Kim : Yes, it's difficult making ends meet.
Diane : We have to cut corners.
Kim : Me too, I've cut down on luxuries.
Vocabulary
clotheshorse : a conspicuously well'dressed person
dress up : were one' best clothes
shop around : look in many stores
great : terrific, wonderful
sky-high: expensive
make ends meet : balance one's budget,meet one's payments
cut corners : limit one's buying
cut down on : use less, reduce
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