whack
101bush|whack — «BUSH HWAK», intransitive verb. to live in or work in the bush or backwoods. –v.t. to attack or fight, as a bushwhacker: »Snipers bushwhacked lone Red couriers on the new road to Lhasa (Time). ╂[< bush1 + whack] …
102at a whack — at a (or one) whack at one time he built twenty houses at one whack …
103booje-whack — A word generally meaning something negative. That guy impounded your car? Oh, totally booje whack …
104booje-whack — A word generally meaning something negative. That guy impounded your car? Oh, totally booje whack …
105out of whack — not aligned, poorly constructed, off kilter The door doesn t close properly. Something is out of whack …
106out of whack — N. Amer. & Austral./NZ 1》 not working. 2》 skewed or awry. → whack …
107full whack — Phrs. The maximum price or rate. Cf top whack . Informal …
108have a whack at — Vrb phrs. To attempt. E.g. I had a whack at plumbing in the new kitchen sink but I didn t have the tools so paid a professional to finish the job …
109top whack — Phrs. The maximum price or rate. Cf. full whack . Informal …
110out of whack — adjective out of balance or out of adjustment the front wheel of my bicycle is out of whack • Similar to: ↑malfunctioning, ↑nonfunctional • Usage Domain: ↑idiom, ↑idiomatic expression, ↑phrasal idiom, ↑ …