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yard-sale yard saleAn instance in which a skier or snowboarder falls in the snow, causing their skis, board, or other equipment to scatter all around them. Some jerk was really showboating as he went flying down the slopes, so it gave me no shortage of glee to see him catch an edge on a mogul and crash in an epic yard sale. I had to help David pick up all his gear from the yard sale he was holding near the chairlift. See also: sale, yard Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. yard-sale n. the site of a crash involving one or more bikes, skateboards, snowboards, etc., where the debris is spread far and wide. (Looking like a disorganized yard-, garage-, or tag-sale. Man, did you see that yard-sale at the last turn? McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also:- yard sale
- spatter around
- put a jerk in it
- knee-jerk
- diffuse
- diffuse (something) through (something)
- diffuse through
- thin out
- scatter
- scatter about
References in periodicals archive Those homemade yard-sale signs popped up in the darndest places this summer, even among nice neighborhoods with freshly manicured lawns with two- and three-car garages. Second hand news Any solar lights could be used and this project is perfect for yard-sale finds. Hanging solar mood lights: here's a nifty way to add a little drama to your yard .. The no-kill shelter, founded in 2003 by Trudy Charette, also accepts donations of food, cages, litter (the shelter uses wood pellets), toys, blankets, laundry detergent, bleach, bedding, hand sanitizer, towels and salable items for yard-sale fundraisers held by the shelter. Shelter offers quite the `cat'ch The 21,111-daily circ paper is combining data from Google Maps and yard-sale ads from its classified section. Ad 'Mashing' no Small Potatoes Thanks to a yard-sale gift from a friend, I now stack those issues in my GRIT newsstand. Newsstand Kate Walter shares the trials and tribulations of a yard-sale widow, exclusively on Advocate.com. This week on Advocate.com. (On the Web) |