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Catchword for “yard sale”
Catchword: yard sale
Part of Speechn.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: I responded to her praise with a “face plant” and “yard sale”—falling flat while my skis and poles went in four directions. It might have hurt if we both hadn’t been laughing so hard.
Article or Document Title:
“A Turn For The Better After A Year Off The Slopes, A Skier Bravely Undergoes Six Days Of Basic Training”
Author:
Bob MacDonald
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Boston Globe
Date of Publication:
Jan. 31, 1988
Page Number:
18
This cite belongs to a full entry for yard sale.
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