flat out
Example:
person 1: You going to the game tonight?
person 2: No, I'm flat out of steam.
guy 1: Did hear that chick fart?
guy 2: Yea, and now shes flat out gone.
guy 1: <sniff>
person 1: You going to the game tonight?
person 2: No, I'm flat out of steam.
guy 1: Did hear that chick fart?
guy 2: Yea, and now shes flat out gone.
guy 1: <sniff>
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Example:
Jane: It's lunch time. You want to go grab a bite to eat?
Kate: Thanks, but I can't right now - I'm flat out...
Jane: It's lunch time. You want to go grab a bite to eat?
Kate: Thanks, but I can't right now - I'm flat out...
Flat Out
Flat Out
Australian slang term for being extremely busy.
Derives from the phrase 'flat out, like a lizard drinking'.
Derives from the phrase 'flat out, like a lizard drinking'.
Example:
I'm buggered, mate; I've been flat out from dawn til dusk.
I can't take on another project, I'm flat out.
I'm buggered, mate; I've been flat out from dawn til dusk.
I can't take on another project, I'm flat out.
flat-out
Example:
Ben, pumps working flat-out. A foot of water in the bilge.
a flat-out promotional campaign
a flat-out deception.
Ben, pumps working flat-out. A foot of water in the bilge.
a flat-out promotional campaign
a flat-out deception.