American Idioms and Expressions

Gorked Idiom

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gorked
What does gorked mean?
anesthetized; unresponsive and not speaking

Some Random Idioms
knock off work
What does "knock off work" mean?
quit work (for the day)We knocked off work early so that we could go to the championship game.
lie in wait
What does "lie in wait" mean?
watch from hiding in order to attack or surprise someoneThe police decided to lie in wait for the bank robbers to appear at the bank.
French kiss
What does "French kiss" mean?
kiss using the tongue
manure
What does "manure" mean?
deceive; lie; con
by and by
What does "by and by" mean?
before long, after some time has passedBy and by all of the family moved back to the city.
junk it
What does "junk it" mean?
discard it; get rid of it
wring one's hands
What does "wring one's hands" mean?
to worry and be upset about something and not be doing anything about itThe woman stayed up most of the night wringing her hands while she waited for her son to come home.

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