We've shot our wad for the summer and can't buy any new garden furniture.
Joe feels a lot better now that he's shot his wad at the meeting.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
shoot one's wad — {v. phr.} {slang}, {colloquial} 1. To spend all of one s money. * /We ve shot our wad for the summer and can t buy any new garden furniture./ 2. To say everything that is on one s mind. * /Joe feels a lot better now that he s shot his wad at the… … Dictionary of American idioms
shoot one's wad — {v. phr.} {slang}, {colloquial} 1. To spend all of one s money. * /We ve shot our wad for the summer and can t buy any new garden furniture./ 2. To say everything that is on one s mind. * /Joe feels a lot better now that he s shot his wad at the… … Dictionary of American idioms
shoot one's wad or bolt — idi shoot one s wad or bolt, inf a) to spend all one s money b) Also, shoot the works. to spend and exhaust all one s energies or resources … From formal English to slang
shoot one's wad — spend all one s money Origin: originally, to fire one s gun with only the wad for a projectile when one s ammunition is exhausted … Useful english dictionary
shoot one's wad — spend all one s money, say everything that is on one s mind He shot his wad on a vacation to the Caribbean last winter … Idioms and examples
shoot one’s wad — tv. to spend or use everything. □ I shot my wad on junk food. □ I can’t afford a cab. I shot my wad at the restaurant … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Shoot one's wad — (of a male) to ejaculate (from wad = the wadding used in loading cartridges) … Dictionary of Australian slang
shoot one's wad — Australian Slang (of a male) to ejaculate (from wad = the wadding used in loading cartridges) … English dialects glossary
shoot one's wad — Vrb phrs. To ejaculate semen. E.g. She was furious! I shot my wad and fell asleep on top of her … English slang and colloquialisms
shoot one's wad — vb to ejaculate. These terms for the male orgasm have been in use since the 19th century … Contemporary slang
