What Does Take a Sock at You?
[Sock It] {V. Phr. }, Also {Interj. }, {Slang}, {Informal} to Give One's Utmost; Everything One Is Capable Of; to Give All One Is Capable Of. . Accordingly...
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Accordingly, what is the meaning of sock them?
Pretty clearly this comes from a much older low slang use of the word sock, meaning to hit or punch, to give somebody a heavy blow, to assault or beat someone. There was also the phrase to give someone sock, to give someone a thrashing.
Similarly, what does a real Looloo mean? A real looloo. pretty person. blow his stake. to lose/spend all of your money.
what does get the can mean?
get the can. To be summarily dismissed or ousted from employment; to be fired. The new accountant got the can after a miscalculation cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars. See also: can, get.
What does busting a gut mean?
Exert one-self to the utmost. For example, He was busting a gut trying to please her. This hyperbolic term alludes to hurting one's mid-section through physical straining. The first slangy term dates from the early 1900s, the variant from about 1700. For a synonym, see break one's ass.
What is another word for sock?
- anklet,
- bobby socks,
- bootee,
- kneesock.
