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Sat Jun 28, 2008 19:06 pm Idiomatic expression "what's in store in the television"?

nerd wrote:

Hi Allen, just wondering why you use "the store" instead of "screen" for tv?

Hi,

You appear to be missing the point. in store is a fixed expression and means "forthcoming, about to happen".
Who knows what's in store for us (who knows what will happen to us in the future)
So, it has absolutely nothing to do with the TV screen Laughing

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Fri Oct 10, 2008 17:13 pm Idiomatic expression "what's in store in the television"?

nerd wrote:

Hi Allen, just wondering why you use "the store" instead of "screen" for tv?

Good, I have the same doubt and I can´t see any information or explanation about that yet... I didn´t understand why to use "store" in the sentence...

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Fri Oct 10, 2008 20:23 pm Idiomatic expression "what's in store in the television"?

Hi Cida, As Alex explained, 'what's in store' is a fixed expression -- an idiom. Do you know what the word 'idiom' means? Thanks, Torsten _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary

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