informal

shell (sth) out

shell (sth) out [phrasal verb]

to pay or give money for something, usually unwillingly

US /ʃel/ 
UK /ʃel/ 
Usage: 
Example: 

Having shelled out £50 for the tickets, I wasn't going to miss the show.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

shell out (something) phrasal verb informal
to pay a lot of money for something, especially unwillingly:
If you want the repairs done right, you’ll have to shell out at least $800.
shell out (something) for
She ended up shelling out for two rooms.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shell out (for something)

ˌshell ˈout (for sth) | ˌshell sthˈout (for sth) derived

(informal) to pay a lot of money for sth

Syn:  fork out

The band shelled out $100 000 for a mobile recording studio.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

shell (sth) out informal — phrasal verb with shell / ʃel / verb [ T ]

to pay or give money for something, usually unwillingly:

Having shelled out £50 for the tickets, I wasn't going to miss the show.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

shell out

 PHRASAL VERB
 If you shell out for something, you spend a lot of money on it. [INFORMAL]
  [V P n for/on n] You won't have to shell out a fortune for it...
  [V P n] If I'm shelling out a few hundred pounds, I don't want someone telling me what I can or can't do.
  [V P for/on n] ...an insurance premium which saves you from having to shell out for repairs...
  [V P n to-inf] The very fact that you shelled out money to come and see us is a good sign. [Also V P to-inf]
 Syn:
 fork out

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

shell out [phrasal verb] shell out or shell out (money) informal : to pay a large amount of money for something - usually + for
• I'm going to have to shell out for these shoes.
• He shelled out $400 for the tickets.

astronomical

astronomical [adjective] (LARGE)

describes an amount that is extremely large

US /ˌæs.trəˈnɑː.mɪ.kəl/ 
UK /ˌæs.trəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/ 
Usage: 
Example: 

an astronomical rent/bill/price/fee

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

astronomical

astronomical /ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkəl◂ $ -ˈnɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective
1. informal astronomical prices, costs etc are extremely high
2. [only before noun] relating to the scientific study of the stars
—astronomically /-kli/ adverb:
astronomically high rents
• • •
THESAURUS
expensive costing a lot of money: an expensive car | Apartments in the city are very expensive. | An underground train system is expensive to build.
high costing a lot of money.You use high about rents/fees/prices/costs. Don’t use expensive with these words: Rents are very high in this area. | Lawyers charge high fees. | the high cost of living in Japan
dear [not before noun] British English spoken expensive compared to the usual price: £3.50 seems rather dear for a cup of coffee.
pricey /ˈpraɪsi/ informal expensive: The clothes are beautiful but pricey.
costly expensive in a way that wastes money: Upgrading the system would be very costly. | They were anxious to avoid a costly legal battle.
cost a fortune informal to be very expensive: The necklace must have cost a fortune!
exorbitant /ɪɡˈzɔːbətənt, ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt $ -ɔːr-/ much too expensive: Some accountants charge exorbitant fees.
astronomical astronomical prices, costs, and fees are extremely high: the astronomical cost of developing a new spacecraft | the astronomical prices which some people had paid for their seats | The cost of living is astronomical.
overpriced too expensive and not worth the price: The DVDs were vastly overpriced.
somebody can’t afford something someone does not have enough money to buy or do something: Most people can’t afford to send their children to private schools.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

astronomical

astro·nom·ic·al   [ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkl]    [ˌæstrəˈnɑːmɪkl]  adjective
1. connected with astronomy

astronomical observations

2. (also astro·nom·ic) (informal) (of an amount, a price, etc.) very large
the astronomical costs of land for building
The figures are astronomical.
Derived Word: astronomically  
Word Origin:

[astronomical astronomically] mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek astronomikos, from astronomia, from Greek, from astronomos (adjective) ‘star-arranging’.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

astronomical / ˌæs.trəˈnɒm.ɪ.k ə l /   / -ˈnɑː.mɪ- / adjective ( also astronomic ) (LARGE)

informal describes an amount that is extremely large:

an astronomical rent/bill/price/fee

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

astronomical

[æ̱strənɒ̱mɪk(ə)l]
 1) ADJ (emphasis) If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed.
  Houses in the village are going for astronomical prices...
  The cost will be astronomical.
  Derived words:
  astronomically [æ̱strənɒ̱mɪkli] ADV ADV adj, ADV after v He was astronomically wealthy... House prices had risen astronomically.
 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Astronomical means relating to astronomy.
  The British Astronomical Association.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

astronomical
 

as·tro·nom·i·cal /ˌæstrəˈnɑːmɪkəl/ also as·tro·nom·ic /ˌæstrəˈnɑːmɪk/ adj
1 : of or relating to astronomy
astronomical research
2 : extremely large
• The cost of the office building was astronomical.
• We got an astronomical telephone bill this month.
- as·tro·nom·i·cal·ly /ˌæstrəˈnɑːmɪkli/ adv
• The cost of health care has risen astronomically.
• an astronomically large amount of money

cheapskate

cheapskate [noun]

A person who is unwilling to spend money

US /ˈtʃiːp.skeɪt/ 
UK /ˈtʃiːp.skeɪt/ 
Usage: 
Example: 

My dad's such a cheapskate that he cuts his hair himself.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

cheapskate

cheapskate /ˈtʃiːpskeɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: cheap + skate 'worthless person' (19-20 centuries)]
informal someone who spends as little money as possible – used to show disapproval:
The cheapskate didn’t even pay for the cab.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cheapskate

cheap·skate f13 [cheapskate cheapskates]   [ˈtʃiːpskeɪt]    [ˈtʃiːpskeɪt]  noun (informal, disapproving)
a person who does not like to spend money
We really need a new heater, but the landlord's such a cheapskate we'll never get it.  
Word Origin:

late 19th cent. (originally US): from cheap  + skate ‘a worn-out horse’ or ‘a mean, contemptible, or dishonest person’, of unknown origin.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

cheapskate / ˈtʃiːp.skeɪt / noun [ C ] informal disapproving

a person who is unwilling to spend money:

My dad's such a cheapskate that he cuts his hair himself.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

cheapskate

[tʃi͟ːpskeɪt]
 cheapskates
 N-COUNT (disapproval)
 If you say that someone is a cheapskate, you think that they are mean and do not like spending money.
  Tell your husband not to be a cheapskate.
  ...cheapskate employers.
 Syn:
 skinflint

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

cheapskate

cheap·skate /ˈʧiːpˌskeɪt/ noun, pl -skates [count] informal : a person who does not like to spend money
• He is a cheapskate [=miser, skinflint] who almost never gives tips.

roll with the punches

roll with the punches [idiom]

to be able to deal with a series of difficult situations

Usage: 
Example: 

Roll with the punches and don't let life get you down!

media: 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

23. roll with the punches to deal with problems or difficulties by doing whatever you need to do, rather than by trying only one method:
Strong industries were able to roll with the punches during the recession.

Examples from the Corpus

roll with the punches

  • In high school you could just roll with the punches.• 
  • Also be aware that the struggle itself can be exhilarating and enlightening, so roll with the punches and enjoy the fight!
  • Many industries were able to roll with the punches in a tough economy.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

roll with the punches

roll with the ˈpunches idiom

to adapt yourself to a difficult situation

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

roll with the punches informal

to be able to deal with a series of difficult situations

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

roll with the punches
to not allow difficulties or criticism to discourage you or affect you badly
He has impressed all sides by his ability to negotiate and willingness to roll with the punches.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

roll with the punches informal : to not allow yourself to become upset by things that happen
Roll with the punches and don't let life get you down!

get to sb

get to sb [phrasal verb] (SUFFER)

If something gets to you, it makes you suffer

US /ɡet/ 
UK /ɡet/ 
Usage: 
Example: 

The heat was beginning to get to me, so I went indoors.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

get to somebody/something phrasal verb informal1 to make someone feel annoyed or upset I’m under a lot of pressure at work, and sometimes it gets to me a bit. Don’t let things get to you.2 get to thinking/wondering something informal to start thinking something He got to thinking how disappointed his parents would be.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

get to somebody

ˈget to sb derived
(informal) to annoy or affect sb

The pressure of work is beginning to get to him.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

get to sb

informal

— phrasal verb with get UK  /ɡet/ US  /ɡet/ verb present participle getting, past tense got, past participle gotor us usually gotten

(SUFFER)

If something gets to you, it makes you suffer:

The heat was beginning to get to me, so I went indoors.

go ape

go ape [idiom]
Usage: 
go ape - عصبانی، هیجانی شدن
Example: 

Lara went ape when she heard Mark had cancelled her flight. She was so angry she could kill him if he was there.

Amy went ape over the hotel and beautiful beaches.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

 go ape informal to suddenly become very angry

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ape noun
BrE /eɪp/ ; NAmE /eɪp/
 a large animal like a monkey, with no tail. There are different types of ape the great apes (= for example, orang-utans or chimpanzees)

+ WORD ORIGIN

Idioms
 go ˈape/ˈapeshit
(slang, especially North American English) to become extremely angry or excited

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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

go ape ( offensive go apeshit ) informal

to become extremely angry:

She went ape because I was half an hour late.

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eat sb alive

eat sb alive [idiom]

[usually passive] (of insects, etc.) to bite somebody many times: I was being eaten alive by mosquitoes.

Usage: 
نیش زدن - قورت دادن
Example: 

I was being eaten alive by mosquitoes.

 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

eat somebody alive/eat somebody for breakfast

to be very angry with someone or to defeat them completely:

You can't tell him that - he'll eat you alive!

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eat somebody aˈlive (informal)
1 to criticize or punish somebody severely because you are extremely angry with them: He’ll eat you alive if he ever finds out.

2 to defeat somebody completely in an argument, a competition, etc: The defence lawyers are going to eat you alive tomorrow.

3 [usually passive] (of insects, etc.) to bite somebody many times: I was being eaten alive by mosquitoes.

 

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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eat sb alive

to criticize someone very angrily:

If we get our facts wrong we'll be eaten alive by the press.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
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not be cut out for sth

not be cut out for sth [idiom]

not to be the right kind of person for something

Usage: 
not be cut out for sth - برای این کار درست نشده است
Example: 

I loved karate and I took some course but I wasn’t good at that. It seems I wasn’t cut for karate.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

be cut out for something ( also be cut out to be something ) [ usually in questions and negatives ] to have the qualities that you need for a particular job or activity :

In the end, I decided I wasn’t cut out for the army.

Are you sure you’re really cut out to be a teacher?

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

be ˌcut ˈout for sth | be ˌcut ˈout to be sth ( informal ) to have the qualities and abilities needed for sth

He's not cut out for teaching.

He's not cut out to be a teacher.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

not be cut out for sth

C2 to not be the right type of person for something:

I'm not cut out for an office job.

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