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Thursday, August 21, 2014

#Canadianism of the day: hang up one's skates

#Canadianism of the day: hang up one's skates = retire from professional life.

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2 comments:

  1. I'm glad to find you here and to see you haven't hung up your skates! Got a few copies of the Cdn Oxford wherever I work, really indebted to your contribution to Canadian English!

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  2. Thank you so much, Nicholas, that is very gratifying to hear.

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