go shopping

idiom

: to visit places where goods are sold in order to look at and buy things
We went shopping for a gift at the mall.

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Chelsea and Chloe go shopping at a jewelry store inside the hotel — and Gaitok lets a car slip by the security gate while talking to Valentin. — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Feb. 2025 This is because the cash that was burning a hole in your pocket is now tied up in something less liquid and doesn’t go shopping down the mall looking for trouble. — Clem Chambers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 After lunch one day, the women go shopping and Camille falls in love with a beautiful golden brown chair. — Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025 Based on survey results, the National Retail Federation projected that 132 million people will go shopping that day, and almost two-thirds of them will do so in stores. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for go shopping

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“Go shopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20shopping. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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