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Washed up
The washed up actress was not sure what to do with her life.
The washed up professional basketball player took a job as a school gym teacher.
The rough and uncontrolled lifestyle Tina lead was the cause of her becoming the washed up singer he is today
Meaning: no longer effective or successful
Etymology: At the end of a day's work a factory worker usually washes his hands. From the motion of washing hands after finishing a job came the expression 'all washed up,' finished with anything, which led to its later meaning of a business failure, finished with everything, or anything that has become obsolete and unfashionable. The expression dates back to the early 1920s
Joe Blow
A famous TV celebrity decided to go to a small local restaurant for dinner, so he could be around a couple of regular Joe Blows.
Tina wanted to marry someone special and not just a standard Joe Blow
Tevelvision today is geared to your average joe blow.
Meaning: a name for a hypothetical average man. known as Joe Bloggs in Britian. The surname is also often omitted.
Etymology: 1935-40, Americanism; was considered a very common middle class name in the United States.
Haymaker
Fred's boss is very disrespectful towards him, so he wanted to give him a haymaker.
Ted gave john a haymaker for his kissing her girlfriend.
The boxing match was over too quickly; one of the boxers was knocked out with a haymaker.
Meaning: a forceful blow/attack
Etymology: A haymaker punch is a wide swinging punch where you put shoulder power and your weight into it much like using a scythe that is used to cut hay.
