Significato: airdropped

n. lancio col paracadutev. lanciare merci o personale da aereo tramite paracadute

PED Idioma

get your knuckles rapped

be punished, get hell, get shit If I forget to register my guns, I'll get my knuckles rapped.

half snapped

(See half corked)

hopped up

high on a drug or on alcohol The man who tried to rob the store was hopped up on some kind of drug.

hyped-up

have an excess of energy, be excited She has been hyped up all morning because she will go to Italy for a holiday next week.

looped

drunk, loaded, smashed You were looped last night. You don't remember what happened.

on a pedestal

in the position of a hero, in a high place If you put your girlfriend on a pedestal, she won't respect you.

pedal her ass

sell sex, become a prostitute Jane used to joke about pedaling her ass to earn extra money.

pedal to the metal

accelerator all the way down, flat out He always drives fast - pedal to the metal all the time.

place on a pedestal

(See on a pedestal)

pooped

" very tired; exhausted."

pooped out

worn out, exhausted We spent all day painting the house and were pooped out by the time we got home.

pumped/pumped up

excited about performing, ready to play John's pumped for today's game. He really wants to play.

pussy whipped

controlled by his wife, afraid his wife will cut him off Tim loves his wife, but he's not pussy whipped. He has a mind of his own.

put on a pedestal

(See on a pedestal)

ripped off

cheated, taken Dar paid too much for the watch. He got ripped off.

snapped

drunk, loaded, looped Whenever he gets snapped, he wants to fight.

soft pedal

say it is not important, downplay The government is trying to soft pedal their failures.

something snapped

the brain broke, the mind failed Something snapped when he was in the war. Now he can't speak.

souped-up

changing and adding something to make it more powerful or faster He bought a souped-up car when he was a teenager.

strapped

having very little money, nearly flat broke I can't afford to go to a concert this month. I'm strapped.

strapped for cash

have no money available I am a little strapped for cash so I won

stripped

(See bare bones)

swamped

overwhelmed I am a little swamped with work at the moment so I can

warped sense of humor

thinking that weird things are funny If you laugh at cruelty, you have a warped sense of humor.

ass peddler

one who sells him or herself sexually

clapped out

worn out, usually applied to machinery;"That car's just a clapped out heap of junk"

doped

intoxicated by dope

draped

consumed by something:"I've been draped by my final project"

pedo

a fight

wrapped up in

Idiom(s): wrapped up in sb or sth

Theme: INVOLVEMENT

concerned and involved with someone or something.
• Sally is wrapped up in her work.
• Ann is all wrapped up in her children and their activities.

trumped-up

Idiom(s): trumped-up

Theme: DECEPTION

false; fraudulently devised.
• They tried to have Tom arrested on a trumped-up charge.
• Bob gave some trumped-up excuse for not being at the meeting.

put sb on a pedestal

Idiom(s): put sb on a pedestal

Theme: RESPECT

to respect, admire, or worship a person.
• He has put her on a pedestal and thinks she can do no wrong.
• Don't put me on a pedestal. I'm only human.

go on a fishing expedition

Idiom(s): go on a fishing expedition

Theme: SEARCHING

to attempt to discover information.
• We are going to have to go on a fishing expedition to try to find the facts.
• One lawyer went on a fishing expedition in court, and the other lawyer objected.

get one's knuckles rapped

Idiom(s): get one's knuckles rapped

Theme: PUNISHMENT

to receive punishment.
• I got my knuckles rapped for whispering too much.
• You will have your knuckles rapped if you are not careful.

be strapped

Idiom(s): strapped (for sth)

Theme: LACKING

very much in need of money. (Informal.)
• I'm strapped for a few bucks. Can you loan me five dollars?
• Sorry, I'm strapped, too.

get sth wrapped up

Idiom(s): get something sewed up AND get something wrapped up

Theme: COMPLETION

to have something settled or finished.
• I'll take the contract to the mayor tomorrow morning. I'll get the whole deal sewed up by noon.
• Don't worry about the car loan. I'll have it sewed up in time to make the purchase.
• I'll get the loan wrapped up, and you'll have the car this week.

Dropped like a hot cake

If something is dropped like a hot cake, it is rejected or disposed of very quickly.

Go pear-shaped

If things have gone wrong, they have gone pear-shaped.

Gone pear-shaped

(UK) If things have gone pear-shaped they have either gone wrong or produced an unexpected and unwanted result.

On a fishing expedition

If someone is on a fishing expedition, they are trying to get information, often using incorrect or improper ways to find things out.

Put someone on a pedestal

If you put someone on a pedestal, you admire them greatly, idolise them.

Put the pedal to the metal

If you put the pedal to the metal, you go faster.

The penny dropped

When the penny drops, someone belatedly understands something that everyone else has long since understood.

Walking encyclopedia

A very knowledgeable person is a walking encyclopedia.

dead pedal|dead|pedal

n., slang, citizen's band radio jargon A slow moving vehicle. Better pass that eighteen wheeler, Jack; it's a dead pedal.

hopped up|hop|hop up|hopped

adj., slang 1. Doped with a narcotic drug. Police found Jones hiding in an opium den, among other men all hopped up with the drug. 2. Full of eagerness; excited. Fred was all hopped up about going over the ocean.

on a pedestal|on|pedestal

adv. phr. Lovingly honored and cared for. Mrs. Raymond's children served her breakfast in bed on Mother's Day and later took her out to dinner. She felt on a pedestal. Bill is always waiting on his fiancee and bringing her flowers and candy. He has certainly put her on a pedestal.

pooped out|pooped

adj., slang Worn out; exhausted. Everyone was pooped out after the hike. The heat made them feel pooped out.

put one on a pedestal|pedestal|put

v. phr. To exaggeratedly worship or admire a person. Daniel puts Elaine on a pedestal and caters to her every whim.

souped-up|souped

adj., informal More powerful or faster because of changes and additions. Many teen-aged boys like to drive souped-up cars. The basketball team won the last five games with souped-up plays.