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Phrase(s): crap out
Sl. to die. • Max almost crapped out from the beating he took. • The old dog just crapped out. What shall we do?, Phrase(s): crap out (of something) (on someone)
1. Sl. to withdraw from doing something with someone, unexpectedly, perhaps because of fear or cowardice. • Are you going to crap out of this game on me? 2. Sl. to quit doing something with someone or withdraw because of exhaustion. • Don’t crap out of this on me! Pull yourself together! • Don’t crap out on me!, Phrase(s): crap out (of something)
to lose on a roll of the dice in a dice game called craps and leave the game and the other players. (See also crap out (of something) (on someone).) • Wally crapped out of the game early in the evening.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Back down, quit, When it got to the point of putting up some money, Jack crapped out. This expression originated in the game of craps, where it means to make a first throw (of the dice) of two, three, or twelve, thereby losing. [Slang; 1920s] 2. Go to sleep. This usage was military slang for sleeping during work hours or during a crap game. [Slang; c. 1940] 3. Die, as in He's really sick; he could crap out any time. This usage is less common than def. 1 or def. 2. [Slang; 1920s]
American Heritage Idioms