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In lugnet.trains, Bob Hayes writes:
> In lugnet.trains, James Stacey writes:
> > Its a fact that whenever you buy a box of LEGO from a car boot sale (here in
> > cardiff at least) It'll have a good few Tyco And MegaBlox in it.
> >
> > I do enjoy binning them
>
> James,
>
> My English ain't so good. Please translate: "car boot sale" and "binning"
> Thanks
>
> Bob
Fellow 'Muricans (and Britons):
Here's a useful idiom-digger for US/UK idioms. Who knows, it
may help save a life (or avoid a head scratching):
http://www.peak.org/~jeremy/dictionary/dict.html
But in short, "binning" = pitching/tossing/----canning/throwing out;
"car boot sale" has no direct analogue, but it's a sort of impromptu
flea market, held literally out of people's car boots (trunks, to
those in in the US). I'd say "garage sale" but it's really not
quite so static or formal.
best
LFB
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