Shellacking Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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shellacking What does shellacking mean?	defeat; beating; loss
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Go awry What does "Go awry" mean?	If things go awry, they go wrong.

ditzy What does "ditzy" mean?	person who is spacey, flakey, or absentminded (usually applied to women)
on the other hand What does "on the other hand" mean?	from another point of view, from the other side of an issue	I do not want to study tonight but on the other hand I must study because I have a test tomorrow.
snake eater What does "snake eater" mean?	U.S. Army Special Forces personnel; Green Beret
put a bug in (someone`s) ear What does "put a bug in (someone`s) ear" mean?	to give someone an idea	I put a bug in my friend's ear when I said that I would like to go for a holiday with him.
Pull strings What does "Pull strings" mean?	If you pull strings, you use contacts you have got to help you get what you want.
at a standstill What does "at a standstill" mean?	in a situation where no progress can be made, at an impasse	The traffic on the road was at a standstill because of the accident.
Full throttle What does "Full throttle" mean?	If you do something full throttle, you do it with as much speed and energy as you can.
mess somebody up What does "mess somebody up" mean?	beat or attack somebody.	If you don't shut up, I'm gonna mess you up.
a pink slip What does "a pink slip" mean?	a dismissal notice from a job	He received his pink slip yesterday and no longer has a job.

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Shellacking Idiom