shopping expedition
collocation in Englishmeaningsofshoppingandexpedition
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shopping
noun[U]
uk/ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ/us/ˈʃɑː.pɪŋ/
the activity of buying things ...
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expedition
noun
uk/ˌek.spəˈdɪʃ.ən/us/ˌek.spəˈdɪʃ.ən/
an organized journey for a ...
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(Definition ofshoppingandexpeditionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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What is the situation which housewives find when they go on ashoppingexpedition?
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It might attract a different clientele—including for example, women, who would be glad to use the wine bar to refresh themselves at the end of a tiringshoppingexpedition.
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Let us remember that for more and more people in the consuming area, ashoppingexpeditionhas become a rather alarming experience in the last few years.
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Two or three things which came out were that many people who would normally come in for a weeklyshoppingexpeditiondid not come, and they thereby relieved traffic pressure.
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Members of my family who would not have dreamt of going on ashoppingexpeditionin the past now not only volunteer but enjoy themselves when they get there.
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Harris termed the government's market analysis ashoppingexpedition.
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I am not interested in statistics, journeys or shopping expeditions.
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In recent years, such premises have been hit by the growth of out-of-town retail developments and consequent car-borne shopping expeditions.
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I have noticed on my shopping expeditions that there seems to be a good deal of evidence of intense competition in this field.
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People on shopping expeditions or leisure pursuits outside their own district travel those routes—that is, they travel north and south, not east and west.
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I often meet the children from the school in groups, carrying out little shopping expeditions, and it is obvious that they are devoted to their teachers and helpers.
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Heilbronn city centre, with its newly designed pedestrian precinct, offers a great opportunity to enjoy leisurely walks and shopping expeditions.
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