The bookstore operates 'on sale or return'. [=books in the store can be returned to the book supplier if the store does not sell them]
('Brit') I bought these shoes 'in the sales'. [=at a time when many stores have a sale]
disappointing 'sales figures' [=numbers that show how much money was made from sales]
(..) where a tray of flatware on a couch is valid. I'm just inferring this is a couch because the evidence suggests the coffee table is having a tiny garage sale. Did it ever occur to you that not everyone has the compulsive need to sort, organize and label the entire world around them? (..)2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Big Bran Hypothesis Season: 1 Episode 2