Shopping spree meaning in English

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Definition

(to go on) a shopping spree: to buy lots of items (clothes, CDs, books, etc.) from the stores noun

Exercise 1

What does Bruno want from Hannah?

There may be more than one correct answer!

To infiltrate Delavigne's retail department.

To travel to Paris for a secret investigation.

To work with Philip to improve Delavigne's falling sales.

To go on a Parisian shopping spree.

What does Bruno want from Hannah?

There may be more than one correct answer!

To infiltrate Delavigne's retail department.

This is a false statement. To "infiltrate" is to secretly move into an organisation in order to "spy" on it. Hannah already works for Delavigne's retail department, as she says when she answers the phone, so she cannot "infiltrate" it!

To travel to Paris for a secret investigation.

This is the only true statement here. Bruno tells Hannah, "I need you to go undercover" to "investigate a salesman" who works in one of Delavigne's "Parisian department stores". To "go undercover" is to adopt a disguise and secretly carry out a mission. Example: "My husband is an undercover police officer. Don't tell anyone."

To work with Philip to improve Delavigne's falling sales.

This statement is false. Bruno does not ask Hannah to help Philip improve Delavigne's sales.

To go on a Parisian shopping spree.

This statement is not true. To "go on a shopping spree" is to spend a lot of money in shops in a short space of time. Bruno asks Hannah to be a "mystery shopper", which means to visit a shop or store, pretending to be a customer, when in fact you are assessing the shop.

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