Sack Out Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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sack out What does sack out mean?	to go to bed, to go to sleep	I sacked out as soon as I arrived home last evening.
sack out What does sack out mean?	go to bed; get in bed; go to sleep
sack out What does sack out mean?	to go to bed, to go to sleep	I sacked out as soon as I arrived home last evening.
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go through the motions What does "go through the motions" mean?	to do something insincerely	The manager went through the motions of apologizing but he was not sincere.
boggle (someone's) mind What does "boggle (someone's) mind" mean?	to confuse or overwhelm someone	The amount of waste in the city program really boggles my mind.
feel dragged out What does "feel dragged out" mean?	to feel exhausted	I was feeling dragged out so I went home and went to bed.
run afoul of (someone or something) What does "run afoul of (someone or something)" mean?	to get into trouble with someone or something	The young man ran afoul of the law and got into much trouble.
a wildcat strike What does "a wildcat strike" mean?	a strike spontaneously arranged by a group of workers	There was a wildcat strike at the factory and over 100 people stopped work.
bust What does "bust" mean?	failure; poor performance.	It's a bust. Complete failure.
a nine day's wonder What does "a nine day's wonder" mean?	someone or something that is of interest to people only for a short time	The actor was a nine day's wonder and everyone forgot him after a couple of months.
fish in troubled waters What does "fish in troubled waters" mean?	to involve oneself in a difficult/confused or dangerous situation in order to get something	The woman was fishing in troubled waters when she began to ask questions about the crime.
get (someone's) back up What does "get (someone's) back up" mean?	to make someone become angry	I got my friend's back up when I asked to borrow her notes from school.
wipped What does "wipped" mean?	under the control of a woman; manipulated by a woman (said of men; from "pussy-wipped")
in hopes of (something) What does "in hopes of (something)" mean?	expecting something	I wrote the entrance exam in hopes of entering my favorite university.

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