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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