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prices are out of control

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prices leave consumers

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"noun as adjective + noun + drain + object"


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prices are bleeding


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prices are killing


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prices are falling hard


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Prices can do many things. Prices can be many things. Prices can do many things and do them in a number of ways.

Is this an example of what makes English vocabulary challenging for ELLs?
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Prices are going through the roof.

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"prices are hitting the ceiling"


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Prices have hit the floor.

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