Maxed Out Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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maxed out What does maxed out mean?	tired; fatigued; exhausted
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as slippery as an eel What does "as slippery as an eel" mean?	undependable, devious, cannot be trusted	That sales person is as slippery as an eel and you should be careful when you talk to him.

zapper What does "zapper" mean?	remote control; TV remote	Hand me the zapper, will you, I want to change the channel.
rear What does "rear" mean?	buttocks
sink one's teeth into (something) What does "sink one's teeth into (something)" mean?	to take a bite of some kind of food, to get really involved in something	I am trying hard to sink my teeth into the project at work.
die with one`s boots on What does "die with one`s boots on" mean?	to die while still active in one`s work or doing a job	The man worked hard all his life and died with his boots on when he had a heart attack and died in the factory.
cop a plea What does "cop a plea" mean?	to plead guilty to a crime in order to get a lesser penalty	The man was forced to cop a plea when the evidence against him became very strong.
the jury is still out (on someone or something) What does "the jury is still out (on someone or something)" mean?	a decision has not been reached on someone or something (used often and in a casual manner when one has not made a decision about something)	The jury is still out on whether or not we will move or not.
come down in the world What does "come down in the world" mean?	to lose one's social position	My father came down in the world when he decided to change jobs.
one of those days What does "one of those days" mean?	a bad day where many things go wrong	It was one of those days and from early morning things went wrong.
make it as far as What does "make it as far as" mean?	travel as far as somewhere, endure something until you must stop	We made it as far as the city limits before our car began to have problems.
on time What does "on time" mean?	at the scheduled time.	"It's getting late. You'd better hurry if you want toget to work on time."
yank one's strap What does "yank one's strap" mean?	masturbate (said of men)
bargain for (something) What does "bargain for (something)" mean?	to anticipate something, to take something into account	The difficulty of the job was more than I had bargained for.

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Maxed Out Idiom