Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“I’m a bit of a clothes horse. My girlfriends go shopping in my closet.”
- Jennifer Aniston, on her love of shopping. (Us Weekly)
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
someone who loves clothes and has a lot of clothes
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
Horses aren’t known for their incredible fashion sense. So why would anyone call herself a clothes horse?
The expression clothes horse comes from a device people use to hang wet clothes up to dry. It is made out of wood and wire, and it looks a little bit like a horse. After you do a load of laundry, your clothes horse might be covered in clothes.
A clothes horse as Jennifer Aniston uses the term, might also be covered in clothes, simply because she has so many of them. When you call a person a clothes horse, it means she loves clothes and shops a lot. Jennifer Aniston has so many clothes, she says her friends can go shopping in her closet! She must really be a clothes horse.
Are you a clothes horse? Where do you like to shop?
Examples
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
“Jessica is such a clothes horse, she goes shopping once a week.”
“I don’t care about what I wear, but my sister is a total clothes horse.”
“Melanie used to be a clothes horse, but she’s cut back on her shopping.”
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