Crash Course Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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crash course What does crash course mean?	short course designed to give a lot of knowledge/information in a very short time.	"Tom's company is sending him to a business meeting inIstanbul.Should he take a crash course in Turkish?"
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fall out of use What does "fall out of use" mean?	to be no longer used	Video recorders have fallen out of use recently.

a head shrinker What does "a head shrinker" mean?	a psychiatrist	The criminal had to go and see a head shrinker after the judge sentenced him to life in prison.
choke (something) off What does "choke (something) off" mean?	to force something to an end/stop	The government was able to choke off the flow of money to the criminal gang.
vicarious liability What does "vicarious liability" mean?	the liability of one person through the act of another	It was a case of vicarious liability when the man was charged because of his friend's behavior.
take stock What does "take stock" mean?	to count items of merchandise or supplies that are in stock, to take inventory	The store will be closed next week while the company is taking stock.
all in What does "all in" mean?	to be tired, to be exhausted	I am all in and will go to bed early tonight.

kid's stuff What does "kid's stuff" mean?	a very easy task	It was kid's stuff. We were able to fix the stove very easily.
nuke What does "nuke" mean?	nuclear weapon
pass away What does "pass away" mean?	to die	His father passed away when he was 96 years old.
fold (something) up What does "fold (something) up" mean?	to put an end to something (a business etc.)	The number of people coming to the exhibition was very low so we decided to fold up our exhibit and go home.
twirp What does "twirp" mean?	small, annoying person
zonked What does "zonked" mean?	fatigued; tired; exhausted.	I'm totally zonked from studying.

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