fail a school program, fail a course If you flunk out of college, you will have to find a job.
in a flutter
(See in a tizzy)
amber fluid
Australian slang for beer
bit of fluff
a sexual partner
bumfluff
adolescent facial hair growth
under the influence of alcohol
Idiom(s): under the influence (of alcohol)
Theme: DRUNK
drunk; nearly drunk; affected by alcohol. • She behaves quite rudely when under the influence of alcohol. • Ed was stopped by a police officer for driving while under the influence.
to speak one's speech badly or forget one's lines when one is in a play. (Informal.) • The actress fluffed her lines badly in the last act. • I was in a play once, and I muffed my lines over and over. • It's okay to blow your lines in rehearsal.
Busted flush
Someone or something that had great potential but ended up a useless failure is a busted flush.
v. phr., informal To forget the words you are supposed to speak while acting in a play. The noise backstage scared Mary and she blew her lines.
fluff stuff|fluff|stuff
n., slang, citizen's band radio jargon Snow. We can expect some fluff stuff this afternoon.
flunk out|flunk
v. phr. To have to withdraw from school or college because of too many failing grades. Fred flunked out of college during his junior year.
flush it|flush
v. phr., slang 1. To fail (something). I really flushed it in my math course. 2. interj., used imperatively Expression registering refusal to believe something considered stupid or false. "You expect me to buy that story? Flush it!"
in a flutter|flutter
adv. phr., informal In a state of nervous excitement. Whenever Norm and Cathy are near one another, both are in a flutter; they must be in love.
fluff
fluff bit of fluff or piece of fluff Slang a girl or young woman: now often regarded as patronizing
flunk
flunk flunk out Informal to send or be sent away from school or college because of unsatisfactory work
in the flush of
in the flush of Also, in the first or full flush of. During a sudden rush of a strong positive feeling regarding something, as in In the first flush of victory he decided to take all his friends to dinner. This expression employs flush in the sense of “a bout of emotion or passion.” [c. 1600]
under the influence Impaired functioning owing to alcohol consumption, as in He was accused of driving under the influence. This expression, from legal jargon, is short for under the influence of intoxicating liquor and implies that one is not completely drunk. Since it is nearly always applied to drivers suspected or so accused, it has given rise to the police acronym DUI, for “driving under the influence.” [Second half of 1800s]
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