"a shopping spree"

[Odessa Dawn]

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"The calculating Yemeni president had several ideas as to how Bush could repay him for his vigilance and quick action. In Saleh's mind, the Washington trip was a shopping spree, and he landed in D.C. with a wish list. Another war against the Huthi separatists in the north -- the third in as many years -- was just getting underway, and the president needed to replenish his armory. He had helped the Americans with al Qaeda, and now he wanted help with his own terrorists."
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According to context, what do we mean by a shopping spree?

 

[emsr2d2]

Do you understand what a shopping spree is when used in the usual context?

 

[Odessa Dawn]

Do you understand what a shopping spree is when used in the usual context?

Thank you, emsr2d2. No, I don't. However, I am familiar with another term; window shopping.

 

[Chicken Sandwich]

Thank you, emsr2d2. No, I don't.

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Have you checked a dictionary?

spree - Definition from Longman English Dictionary Online

 

[Odessa Dawn]

***** NOT A TEACHER *****

Have you checked a dictionary?

spree - Definition from Longman English Dictionary Online

Thank you, Chicken Sandwich. To be honest, I do pay more attention to the context in which I do try my best to figure out the word meaning. However, the context did fail to help me understand the meaning of a shopping spree.

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[emsr2d2]

If you go on a shopping spree, you spend a lot of money. You might visit a lot of shops in the process or you might just buy a lot of things all in one shop.

In the context you provided, the Yemeni president went to President Bush with a long list of things he wanted. He viewed it like a shopping spree. He imagined it as if he was going to a big department store and would be coming out with lots and lots of stuff!