ella Idioma

shellack

defeat in a game, win by many points The Bears were shellacked by the Pirates. The score was 19-2.

Auntie Ella

London cockney rhyming slang for umbrella

crappappella

shitty; very bad

hella

a hell of, a lot:"I got hella scrilla" -- ??? (??? [??])

give sb a shellacking

Idiom(s): give sb a shellacking

Theme: FIGHTING

to beat someone.
• My dad gave me a shellacking when I broke his fishing rod.
• If you do that again, I will give you a shellacking.

give a shellacking

Idiom(s): give sb or sth a shellacking

Theme: OVERCOME

to beat someone (in a contest) decisively.
• The other team gave us a shellacking.
• The Bears gave the Packers a shellacking.

get a shellacking

Idiom(s): get a shellacking AND take a shellacking

Theme: PUNISHMENT

to be beaten—as in sports. (Slang.)
• Our team played well, but got a shellacking anyway.
• I practiced my tennis game so I wouldn't take a shellacking in the tournament.

take a shellacking

cellar

cellar
the cellar
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Informal the lowest position, as in the relative standing of competing teams

shellacking

shellacking
see take a shellacking.