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stump
stʌmpn. 切り株; 義足; 重い足取り; つけ根, 基部(手足や歯など); 政治演説の演壇; (俗語)小さくて太っている人v. 幹を切り倒す, 切り詰める; 幹を除去する; 挑戦する, 試みる; 当惑させる, 混同させる; 選挙演説を行う; ぶつける, 堅い表面に対して何かの端を打ちつける
tump イディオム
stump me
ask me a question I cannot answer, puzzle me The question on the names of the Great Lakes stumped me.
tump
tip, roll, flip Andy! Slow down, man. You gonna tump over!
Beyond the black stump
(AU) An Australian idiom idicating that even if you go as far as you can, the black stump is still a little further.
On the stump
When politicians are campaigning for support and votes, they are on the stump.
take the stump|stump|take|take to the stump
v. phr. To travel around to different places making political speeches. The men running for president took to the stump to attract votes.
up a stump|stump|up
adj. phr., slang Stumped; blocked; mixed up or confused in what you are trying to do. Jimmy knows how to add and subtract but fractions have him up a stump.
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Informal unable to act, think, answer, etc.; in a dilemma; perplexed