Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. a sale of used household goods in the driveway or garage of someone's home
WordNet
n. an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises [syn: yard sale]
Wikipedia
Garage Sale may refer to:
- A garage sale
- Garage Sale (That '70s Show), an episode of That '70s Show
- Garage Sale, a half-episode of Rugrats (see List of Rugrats episodes)
- Kesey's Garage Sale
-
, the Japanese comedy duo.
- Garage Sale (The Office), episode of The Office.
"Garage Sale" is the nineteenth episode of the seventh season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's 145th episode overall. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on March 24, 2011. The episode was written by Jon Vitti and directed by series cast member, Steve Carell. The episode marks his third director's credit for the series and the final physical appearance of Amy Ryan, having appeared as a regular since " Classy Christmas".
In the episode, Michael ( Steve Carell) decides to propose to Holly ( Amy Ryan), and runs into trouble thinking of how to do it well with his expensive diamond ring. He consults several coworkers on advice and for ideas on how to propose. Meanwhile, Dunder Mifflin Scranton's warehouse and crew hosts a public garage sale.
"Garage Sale" was met with critical acclaim by both television reviewers as well as fans. Furthermore, HitFix reviewer Alan Sepinwall wrote that the episode could have served as Carell's last episode. It is considered one of the best episodes of The Office. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was viewed by more than 7 million viewers and received a 3.4 rating/10% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 which marked a slight rise in the ratings from the previous episode, " Todd Packer".
Usage examples of "garage sale".
And if anyone manages to track me down despite that and asks where I got the paintings, I'll just say I found them at a garage sale.
Then you picked up some jade beads in a garage sale and he decided you had some kind of jade genius.
The other garage sale people who had been circling the block saw them leaving, and Sam could almost feel the disappointment settling into their collective consciousness as they broke pattern and drove off.
Judging by the long blade, it had spent years moving from garage sale to garage sale, rusting and dulling along the way, but never losing its capacity to menace.
And right now, she was going to ask him to word it in such a way that Ralph would be violating the law if his wife took something to a garage sale.
Their threadbare couch, two armchairs, and coffee table looked like they had been rescued from a garage sale.