English idioms : Fed up with cutting corners

Dialogue

Mary

: The New Year is just around the corner. It’s time to shop around for bargains.

Suzan: Yeah, you’re right. Everything is sky-high nowadays and I’m fed up with cutting corners just to make ends meet.

Mary: Why don’t you cut down on smoking then?

Suzan: You may say I’m making excuses. But it does give me some solace.

Mary: Get out of here!

Vocabulary
Around the corner: very near.

Shop around: to go to several shops before you decide what to buy.

Sky-high: very high.

To be fed up with: annoyed, unhappy, or bored, especially with a situation that has existed for a long time.

Cut corners: do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money.

Make ends meet: to have enough money to buy what you need to live.

Cut down on: to do or use less of something.

Make an excuse: to give a reason for doing something you shouldn't do.

Give solace: to help and comfort when you are feeling sad or worried.

Get out of here!: used to express disbelief.