This is the first of a "blog" post for Upper Beginner ESL students at Vermont Adult Learning. Welcome all, as it evolves! I hope to explore the meanings of words, slang terms, and idioms over time. I welcome your comments!
#1 Hardware Store: Until New Year's weekend, I thought this was just a place like Home Depot and Aubuchon's, where you bought things like pipes and paint and..... [What do YOU buy at a hardware store?]
It is also a slang expression, however, for "losing all your equipment" when you ski or snowboard down a hill. If your boots and poles fly off when you fall --- there's a "hardware store" to pick up.
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