Sorry Ass Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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sorry-ass What does sorry-ass mean?	depressed; sad; pathetic; worthless.	Get your sorry-ass car out of my space.
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out of stock What does "out of stock" mean?	not available for immediate sale	The toys are out of stock and we must wait several weeks before we get them.

stupid-ass What does "stupid-ass" mean?	dumb; stupid; idiotic
Quids in What does "Quids in" mean?	(UK) If somebody is quids in, they stand to make a lot of money from something.
a kick-off What does "a kick-off" mean?	a start	The kick-off for the no smoking campaign will start next week.
call (something) in What does "call (something) in" mean?	to collect something for payment, to withdraw something from circulation	The bank decided to call in the business loan.
pale around the gills What does "pale around the gills" mean?	to look sick	My colleague was looking a little pale around the gills when he came to work today.
keep one's ear to the ground What does "keep one's ear to the ground" mean?	to continue to listen carefully in order to get advance warning of something	I am keeping my ear to the ground to see what the new owners of this company plan to do.
on the off-chance What does "on the off-chance" mean?	in case something may happen, the slight possibility that something may happen	I asked the salesman if he had a part for my computer on the off-chance that he may have one in his store.
throw the book at (someone) What does "throw the book at (someone)" mean?	to punish someone as severely as possible, to make as many charges as possible against someone	The criminal was not sorry for his crime so the judge decided to throw the book at him.
Take the chair What does "Take the chair" mean?	If you take the chair, your become the chairman or chairwoman of a committee, etc.
out of the blue What does "out of the blue" mean?	without any warning, by surprise (like coming out of a blue sky)	Out of the blue my friend decided to quit his job and go to Europe.
threads What does "threads " mean?	clothes; clothing.	Nice threads! Going on a date?

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Sorry Ass Idiom