| 单词 | flake out |
| 释义 | flake outSEE SYNONYMS FOR flake out ON THESAURUS.COM verb (intr, adverb)informal to collapse or fall asleep as through extreme exhaustion Words nearby flake outflair, flak, flake, flakeboard, flakelet, flake out, flake tool, flake white, flak jacket, flak suit, flaky Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with flake outflake out Drop from exhaustion, faint. For example, After running the marathon, be simply flaked out on the ground. This expression possibly is derived from a now obsolete meaning of flake, “to become flabby or fall in folds.” [Slang; c. 1940] Lie down, go to sleep, as in Homeless persons flaked out in doorways. [Slang; early 1940s] Lose one's nerve, as in Please don't flake out now. [Slang; 1950s] Go crazy; also, cause someone to go crazy. For example, She just flaked out and we had to call an ambulance, or This project is flaking us out. The usages in def. 3 and 4 probably are derived from the adjective flaky, meaning “eccentric.” [c. 1970] Die, as in He flaked out last night. [1960s] Surprise, astonish, as in She said she'd just been made a partner, and that flaked me out. This usage appears to be a variant of freak out. [c. 1970] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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