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champagne taste on a beer budget

idiom

Expensive desires or preferences which one lacks the finances to fulfill satisfactorily.


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  1. 01

    acquired taste

    Something that is appreciated only after having initially been regarded as unappealing or unpleasant; a person who is regarded as difficult or dislikable but of whom at least some have grown to approve.

  2. 02

    all one's taste is in one's mouth

    One lacks good taste in aesthetic or cultural matters.

  3. 03

    bad taste in one's mouth

    A feeling that something is morally despicable as to cause nausea.

  4. 04

    beer and skittles

    Fun times; pleasure and leisure.

  5. 05

    beer goggles

    The illusion that people are more sexually attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption.

  6. 06

    beer muscles

    An aggressive attitude resulting from consumption of an alcoholic beverage.

  7. 07

    cry in one's beer

    To feel sorry for oneself; to feel sadness or regret, especially in combination with self-pity.

  8. 08

    leave a sour taste in one's mouth

    To give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.

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