Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

champagne taste on a beer budget

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: cham-pag-ne -taste on a beer bud-get
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

27

Letters

5

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"The traveller who expects to satisfy a champagne taste on a beer budget in this food-conscious city may be in for a disappointment."
"The fact is the school system has spent itself into debt, at least partly by exhibiting a champagne taste on a beer budget."
"We would all like to live in a palatial estate with a dozen bedrooms and as many bathrooms. Having champagne taste on a beer budget is nothing new. However, be realistic."

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

live beyond one's means

Frequently Paired Words

live beyond one's means

Synonyms

champagne taste on a beer billfold champagne taste on a beer pocketbook champagne taste on a beer salary champagne taste on a beer wallet

Questions

What does champagne taste on a beer budget mean?: Expensive desires or preferences which one lacks the finances to fulfill satisfactorily.

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