What does the expression a free-for-all means?
What does the expression a free-for-all means?
Definition of free-for-all : a competition, dispute, or fight open to all comers and usually with no rules : brawl also : a chaotic situation resembling a free-for-all especially in lacking rules or structure the press conference deteriorated into a free-for-all.
What does Spazzy mean?
Clumsy
Filters. (slang) Clumsy or inept. adjective.
What does the phrase once and for all mean?
one time and for all time
As a settled matter, finally, permanently, as in Once and for all, we’re not hiring that organist again, or We’ve settled that question once and for all. This expression is in effect an abbreviation for “one time and for all time.” [ Late 1400s]
How do you use free-for-all in a sentence?
a noisy fight in a crowd.
- Prompt action by prison staff prevented a violent free-for-all.
- A controversial penalty decision sparked a free-for-all at the end of the match.
- The free-for-all of war had to be curtailed.
- But there will certainly not be another overnight free-for-all.
Where did the term free-for-all come from?
free-for-all (n.) “mass brawl” (one in which all may participate), 1918, from earlier adjective use (1868), especially in reference to open horse races, American English. Earlier as a noun in reference to free-for-all horse and motorcar races.
What does free game mean slang?
Definition of fair game : someone or something that can be chased, attacked, or criticized Celebrities are fair game for the tabloids.
What do spazzing out mean?
verb (used without object), spazzed, spaz·zing. to move in an awkward or clumsy way (usually followed by out): She spazzed out and we had broken glass all over the floor. to become more angry than a situation warrants (usually followed by out): Mom spazzed out when she smelled cigarette smoke on my clothes.
What is a ditzy person?
Definition of ditzy : eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane : dizzy.
How do you use once and for all?
1 Let’s dispose of this matter once and for all. 2 He will explain it fully once and for all. 3 Let’s settle this matter once and for all. 4 Let’s get this problem right once and for all.
Where did the phrase once and for all come from?
Finally and decisively. This phrase, literally meaning “this one final time which will serve forever,” dates from the fifteenth century. The earliest appearance in print is in William Caxton’s translation of the Foure Sonnes of Aymon (ca.
Does free-for-all need hyphens?
Here are some examples of hyphenated compound words: free-for-all. state-of-the-art. check-in.
