Meaning: black crappie

n.
a crappie that is black

CRAP Idiom, Proverb

crap

lies, bull, BS He told us that history books contain a lot of crap - BS.

crappy

poor quality, junky, shabby What a crappy camera! Look at these terrible pictures!

cut the crap

stop telling lies, do not BS, no more bull Will somebody tell him to cut the crap and give us the facts.

get by/scrape by

have just enough money, make do I can get by on very little money, if necessary. I can be frugal.

scrape by

have just enough to live, get by We can scrape by if we sell the car and the TV.

scrape me off the ceiling

help me become normal or recover from shock If I win a million dollars, you'll have to scrape me off the ceiling.

scrape the bottom of the barrel

use the last ones or the worst ones, seconds He's a bad referee. We scraped the bottom of the barrel to find him.

scrape together

gather money etc. a little at a time We managed to scrape together enough money to go to Disneyland even though business is very bad and we don

scrape up

find or gather something with some effort His girlfriend scraped up some money and went to visit him during the summer.

crappappella

shitty; very bad

scrap a lick

can't scrap a lick: can't put up a fight, has a poor fighting ability

scrape sth together

Idiom(s): scrape sth together

Theme: COLLECT

to assemble something quickly, usually from a small supply of components.
• I'll try to scrape something together for dinner.
• We really should try to have a party to celebrate the boss's birthday. Let's try to scrape together a little something.

have a scrape

Idiom(s): have a scrape (with sb or sth)

Theme: ENCOUNTER

to come into contact with someone or something; to have a small battle with someone or something.
• I had a scrape with the county sheriff.
• John and Bill had a scrape, but they are friends again now.

bow and scrape

Idiom(s): bow and scrape

Theme: HUMILITY

to be very humble and subservient.
• Please don't bow and scrape. We are all equal here.
• The salesclerk came in, bowing and scraping, and asked if he could help us.

Scraping the barrel

When all the best people, things or ideas and so on are used up and people try to make do with what they have left, they are scraping the barrel.

bow and scrape|bow|scrape

v. To be too polite or obedient from fear or hope of gain; act like a slave. The old servant bowed and scraped before them, too obedient and eager to please.

pinch and scrape|pinch|scrape

v. phr. To save as much money as possible by spending as little as possible. They are trying to buy their first house so they are pinching and scraping every penny they can.

scare up|scare|scrape|scrape up

v., informal To find, collect, or get together with some effort when needed. The boy scared up enough money to go to college. "Will you stay for supper?" she asked. "I can scare up enough for us all." He managed to scrape up the money for his speeding fine.

scrape the bottom of the barrel|barrel|bottom of t

v. phr., informal To use or take whatever is left after the most or the best has been taken; accept the leftovers. At first they took out quarters, but they had so little money that they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and paid with nickels and pennies for their lunch. The garage owner had to scrape the bottom of the barrel to find a qualified mechanic to work for him.

scrape together|scrape

v. phr. To quickly assemble, usually from scanty ingredients. We were so hungry we had to scrape together some lunch from all kinds of frozen leftovers.

crap around

crap around
1) Waste time, act foolishly, as in Stop crapping around and get to work. This usage derives from crap in the sense of “defecate.” [Vulgar slang; 1930s”
2) Trifle with, as in It's time that we all stopped crapping around with the environment. [Vulgar slang; 1940s]

crap out

crap out
1) Back down, quit, When it got to the point of putting up some money, Jack crapped out. This expression originated in the game of craps, where it means to make a first throw (of the dice) of two, three, or twelve, thereby losing. [Slang; 1920s]
2) Go to sleep. This usage was military slang for sleeping during work hours or during a crap game. [Slang; c. 1940]
3) Die, as in He's really sick; he could crap out any time. This usage is less common than def. 1 or def. 2. [Slang; 1920s]

crap up

crap up
1) Burden or clutter up, as in Jane crapped up the garden with plastic pink flamingos. [c. 1946]
2) Ruin or foul up, as in I've really crapped up this speech; can I just start over again? This idiom employs crap in the sense of “defecate.” [Vulgar slang; c. 1950]

full of crap

full of crap
Also, full of bull; full of shit. Talking nonsense or rubbish, as in She doesn't know what she's talking about; she's full of crap. All of these expressions alluding to excrement are considered vulgar. [First half of 1900s] Also see full of it, def. 2; hot air.

scrape

scrape
see bottom of the barrel; bow and scrape; scare up.

scrape up an acquaintance

scrape up an acquaintance
Make an effort to become familiar with someone, especially for one's own benefit. For example, He scraped up an acquaintance with the college president in hopes of getting his son admitted. This term uses scrape in the sense of “gather with difficulty” (also see under scare up). Originally put as scrape acquaintance, it was first recorded in 1600.

scrapheap

scrapheap
throw on the scrapheap
or toss on the scrapheap or cast on the scrapheap
to discard or get rid of as useless