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GED Idiom

a double-edged sword

a device that can help you and hurt you Truth is a double-edged sword. It can imprison me or set me free.

damaged goods

abused, in poor condition One man described prostitutes as damaged goods.

double-edged sword

(See a double-edged sword)

dragged through a...

(See look like he was dragged through a knothole)

full-fledged

complete, having everything that is needed to be something She became a full-fledged nurse before she went to Saudi Arabia to work for a year.

look like he was dragged through a knothole

appear to be very tired, burn out, run down After a divorce and a funeral, Anne looked like she'd been dragged through a knothole.

much obliged

very thankful, very grateful, thanks a million """You can stay with us until your wounds heal,"" she said. ""Much obliged, Ma'am,"" I replied."

mugged

stopped and robbed, held up by robbers (see hold up) If you walk down Cordova Street at night, you could get mugged.

not worth a plugged nickel

worthless, good for nothing In 1930, stocks weren't worth a plugged nickel - nothing!

run ragged

be tired or exhausted She has been run ragged by her three children.

run you ragged

make you feel tired, wear you out Grade 8 students use up all your energy. They run you ragged.

cabbaged

intoxicated to a state of uselessness. From being in a vegetative state

dragged

highly intoxicated:"After 3 pitchers I was dragged"

ragged out

wearing your finest clothes

slugged

drunk

slugged up

gold/diamond teeth

engaged in

busy with；occupied in 忙于；从事于
The diligent student engaged himself in concentrated study．那位勤奋的学生一直在专心地学习。
The employer engaged his new workers in hard labor．这位雇主让他的新工人一直不停地干艰苦的工作。
She is an experienced teacher, for she has engaged in teaching for thirty years．她是一位有经验的教师，因为她从事教学已经30年了。

obliged to

1．required to不得不
He was obliged to leave his home town 30 years ago． 30年前他被迫离开了家乡。
They were obliged to give up the chance．他们不得不放弃这次机会。
2．acknowledging a favor received 感激
I will be much obliged to you for an early reply．尽早赐复，不胜感激。
We are much obliged to you for your help．我们非常感谢你的帮助。

run sb ragged

Idiom(s): run sb ragged

Theme: CONTROL

to run someone hard and fast; to keep someone very busy. (Informal.)
• This busy season is running us all ragged at the store.
• What a busy day. I ran myself ragged.

look like sth the cat dragged in

Idiom(s): look like sth the cat dragged in

Theme: DISORDER

to look very shabby, worn, exhausted, or abused. (Informal. Sometimes with drug.)
• That new sofa of theirs looks like something the cat dragged in.
• Poor Dave looks like something the cat drug in. He must have been out late last night.

feel dragged out

Idiom(s): feel dragged out

Theme: EXHAUSTION

to feel exhausted. (Informal.)
• What a day! I really feel dragged out.
• If he runs too much, he ends up feeling dragged out.

charged up

Idiom(s): charged up

Theme: EXCITEMENT

excited; enthusiastic.
• The crowd was really charged up.
• Tom is so tired that he cannot get charged up about anything.

Might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lam

If the penalty is going to be the same, you might as well commit the greater offence.

Hanged for a sheep as a lamb

This is an expression meaning that if you are going to get into trouble for doing something, then you ought to stop worrying and should try to get everything you can before you get caught.

Look what the cat dragged in

This idiom is used when someone arrives somewhere looking a mess or flustered and bothered.

Ragged blue line

(USA) This term was used to signify the Union forces (who wore blue uniforms) in the American Civil war .

Two-edged sword

If someone uses an argument that could both help them and harm them, then they are using a two-edged sword sword; it cuts both ways.

Zigged before you zagged

If you did things in the wrong order, you zigged before you zagged.

bog down(2)|bog|bog down|bogged|bogged down|to get

v. phr., mostly intransitive or passive 1. To stop progressing; to slow to a halt. Work on the new building bogged down, because the contractor didn't deliver the needed concrete blocks. 2. To become entangled with a variety of obstacles making your efforts unproductive or unsatisfying. The novelist wrote tittle last summer because she got bogged down in housework.

full-fledged|fledged|full

adj. Having everything that is needed to be something; complete. A girl needs three years of training to be a full-fledged nurse. The book was a full-fledged study of American history.

gilt-edged|edged|gilt

adj. Of the highest quality. Government saving bonds are considered by many to be a gilt-edged investment.

run ragged|ragged|run

v. phr. To tire out; make nervous by too much worry or work. Trying to keep up with too many clubs, sports, and activities in addition to his homework ran Tom ragged. On a rainy day the children sometimes ran Mother ragged.
Compare: WEAR OUT.

aged

aged
the aged
(Äâ²jid)
old people

hang, hanged

hang, hanged
In addition to the idioms beginning with hang and hanged, also see draw and quarter; get the hang of; I'll be hanged; leave hanging; let it all hang out; not give a damn; thereby hangs a tale; time hangs heavy.

hanged for a sheep as a lamb, might as well be

hanged for a sheep as a lamb, might as well be
Might just as well be punished for a big misdeed as a small one. For example, I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb and have a third piece of cake—I've gone off my diet anyhow. Already a proverb in John Ray's 1678 collection, this expression alludes to the old punishment for stealing sheep, which was hanging no matter what the age or size of the animal.

hanged, drawn, and quartered

hanged, drawn, and quartered
see draw and quarter.

I'll be hanged

I'll be hanged
1) I am very surprised, as in, Well, I'll be hanged; there's Susan.
2) I'll be hanged if I. Under no circumstances will I, as in I'll be hanged if I let you do that. Both of these hyperbolic colloquial usages allude to being executed by hanging.

like something the cat dragged in

like something the cat dragged in
see look like something the cat dragged in.

look like something the cat dragged in

look like something the cat dragged in
Appear completely bedraggled, as in After running around in the rain for hours, I looked like something the cat dragged in. This expression alludes to a cat's bringing home birds or mice it has killed or savaged. [c. 1920]

plugged in, be

plugged in, be
Be closely attuned or responsive, as in He couldn't make any important social connections because he just wasn't plugged in. The related expression be plugged into takes an object, as in These connoisseurs are plugged into the local art scene. These terms allude to inserting a plug into an electrical socket. [Colloquial; c. 1970]

ragged

ragged
see run one ragged.

ragged edge

ragged edge
on the ragged edge
precariously close to loss of self-control, mental stability, etc.

run one ragged

run one ragged
Exhaust one, as in I've run myself ragged with this project. This idiom alludes to working so hard that one's appearance is reduced to rags. [c. 1920]

underprivileged

underprivileged
the underprivileged
those who are underprivileged