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champagne taste on a beer budget

champagne taste on a beer budget noun: expensive desires or preferences which one lacks the finances to fulfill satisfactorily.

Noun

champagne taste on a beer budget (plural champagne tastes on a beer budget or champagne tastes on beer budgets)

  1. (idiomatic) Expensive desires or preferences which one lacks the finances to fulfill satisfactorily.
    • The traveller who expects to satisfy a champagne taste on a beer budget in this food-conscious city may be in for a disappointment.1970 May 2, “SP Travel: Parisians enjoy eating-out but it becomes costly”, in Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Canada, retrieved 26 Jul 2011, page 8
    • The fact is the school system has spent itself into debt, at least partly by exhibiting a champagne taste on a beer budget.1994 September 12, “Editorial: School board has used up taxes, excuses”, in Kentucky New Era, USA, retrieved 26 Jul 2011, page 4A

Synonyms of champagne taste on a beer budget

Forms of champagne taste on a beer budget

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Questions about champagne taste on a beer budget

What does champagne taste on a beer budget mean?
Champagne taste on a beer budget means expensive desires or preferences which one lacks the finances to fulfill satisfactorily.
What part of speech is champagne taste on a beer budget?
Champagne taste on a beer budget is a noun.
What is the plural of champagne taste on a beer budget?
The plural of champagne taste on a beer budget is champagne tastes on a beer budget.

Words near champagne taste on a beer budget in the dictionary

  1. champagne stirrer
  2. champagne stirrers
  3. champagne tap
  4. champagne taps
  5. champagne taste on a beer billfold
  6. champagne taste on a beer budget
  7. champagne taste on a beer pocketbook
  8. champagne taste on a beer salary
  9. champagne taste on a beer wallet
  10. champagne tastes on a beer billfold
  11. champagne tastes on a beer budget

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