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In this lesson you will learn how to use the idiom 'it's a steal' when you talk in English.
''It's a steal'' means you are buying something at a very good price or at a price that's surprisingly low.
I also hear people saying ''shopping for a steal'', does it mean the same?
Yes, it means the price is very cheap! It also means a good bargain.
That's the reason shops advertise ''these prices are a steal'', right?
Exactly! That means you can buy at such cheap prices that you'll feel as if you're almost stealing it! By the way, you look great in those jeans!
They're Armani at 50% discount! Just $70!
Wow! Such a great deal; that's really a steal! I'm gonna go shopping today.
Alright! But let's listen to some conversations before you go shopping.
Hi there, Hillary!
Hello Greg. Another new car?!
Oh! It's not new. It's a year old!
It still looks new! How much did you pay for it?
I paid $3,000.
You got this great car for 3,000 bucks! That's a steal!
Yeah, I got it on sale, at a stealing price. That's why I bought it!
Hey Maxi, let's go and grab some T-shirts from the Supersale.
Ah! Are the prices any good?
I'm sure there are some good bargains there. They have Puma 'buy one and get another for free' for just $20!
Hmmm...that's a steal! Maybe we should hurry up.
Yeah! At that price, they're sure to run out of stock.
Let's go, Greg!
Rebecca, when will you buy the new LED TV?
Guess I'll buy it the day after Christmas. The prices will be a steal!
You don't have to wait for that! I got a brand new Sony LED last week for $700!
No way! That's a real steal! Tell me about it!
There's a website which lets you bid on the products they sell.
Let's check it out.
I'll show you the site.
You got this great car for 3,000 bucks! That's a steal!
Ah! Are the prices any good?
Hmmm...that's a steal! Maybe we should hurry up.
No way! That's a real steal! Tell me about it!
Let's check it out.
Yeah, I got it on sale, at a stealing price.
That's why I bought it!