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bull-whack[ʹbʋlwæk]
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hack Идиома

bushwhack

stop you and rob you, jump, mugged When he stopped to camp by the stream, two guys bushwhacked him - stole his money and horse.

hack/hacker

writer, journalist, computer guru Some hack wrote a story about the mayor's son being on drugs.

out of whack

not aligned, poorly constructed The door doesn't close properly. Something is out of whack.

shack up

live together before you get married, live common-law """Tarzan and Jane are shacked up."" ""Oh, I hope they're happy."""

shack up with

live with someone of the opposite sex without marrying them When his sister was younger she shacked up with her boyfriend for a couple of years.

whack off

(See jerk off)

shackles

handcuffs

whack

1. to hit
2. to murder
3. displeasing, undesirable

whacked

1. murdered
2. under the influence of a drug or of alcohol
3. crazy, insane, eccentric

take a whack at

Idiom(s): take a w(h)ack at sb

Theme: ATTACK

to hit at someone; to hit someone.
• He took a whack at me, so I punched him.
• Don't try to take a whack at me again!
• I'll have a whack at you!

hack sth

Idiom(s): hack sth

Theme: ENDURANCE

to endure something; to deal with something. (Slang. The something is usually it.)
• I don't know if I can hack it.
• John works very hard, but he cant seem to hack it.

get one's hackles up

Idiom(s): get someone's dander up AND get someone's back up; get sb's hackles up; get sb's Irish up

Theme: INCITE - ANGER

to make someone get angry.
• Now, don't get your dander up. Calm down.
• I insulted him and really got his hackles up.
• Bob had his Irish up all day yesterday. I don't know what was wrong.
• She really got her back up when I asked her for money.
• Now, now, don't get your hackles up. I didn't mean any harm.

Can't hack it

Unable to perform an act, duty, job etc. (example I have to quit my job as a computer technician; I just can't hack it.)

out of whack|out|whack

adj. phr., slang 1. Needing repair; not working right. Ben was glad the lawn mower got out of whack, because he didn't have to mow the lawn.
Synonym: OUT OF ORDER. 2. Not going together well; not in agreement. The things Mr. Black does are out of whack with what he says. George's earnings and his spending were out of whack.
Compare: OUT OF LINE.

raise one's hackles|hackle|hackles|raise|raise hac

v. phr. To make (someone) upset or annoyed; arouse hostility. Attempts to add new ingredients to the beer raised hackles among all the old brew masters.

shack up with|shack|shack up

v. phr., slang To move in with (someone) of the opposite sex without marrying the person. Did you know that Ollie and Sue aren't married? They just decided to shack up for a while. See: LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING.

hack

hack
1.
hack around
â
Informal to engage in aimless activity; spend time idly
2.
hack it
â
Slang to carry out or manage something successfully

hackle

hackle
get one's hackles up
to become tense with anger; bristle

hackles

hackles
see raise one's hackles.

have a whack at

have a whack at
see have a crack at.

raise one's hackles

raise one's hackles
Make one very angry, as in That really raised my hackles when he pitched straight at the batter's head. Hackles are the hairs on the back of an animal's neck, which stick up when the animal feels fearful or angry. [Late 1800s]

shack

shack
shack up
1) Slang to live or room (in a certain place)
2) to live (with one's mistress or paramour)

whacked out

whacked out
1) Tired out, exhausted, as in They were whacked out after that long flight. [Slang; mid-1900s]
2) Crazy, especially under the influence of drugs. For example, She looked whacked out when the police picked her up. [Slang; mid-1900s]

More Idioms/Phrases

wend one's way west whacked out whale what what about what do you know what do you take me for?

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