Phrases and Idioms

washed-up
adjective
adjective: washed-up
1. 1.
deposited by the tide on a shore.
"washed-up jellyfish"
2. 2.
informal
no longer effective or successful.
"a washed-up actress"
shtick
ʃtɪk
noun
informal
noun: shtick; plural noun: shticks; noun: schtick; plural noun: schticks
1. a gimmick, comic routine, style of performance, etc. associated with a particular
person.
"there are many great comics who have based their stand-up shtick on observational
comedy"
o a person's special talent, interest, or area of activity.
"movies about ordinary women who do extraordinary things—that's my shtick"
curdled and congealed
congeal
kənˈdʒiːl/
verb
verb: congeal; 3rd person present: congeals; past tense: congealed; past participle:
congealed; gerund or present participle: congealing

1. become semi-solid, especially on cooling.
"the blood had congealed into blobs"
synonyms:
coagulate, clot, cake, set, solidify, harden, thicken, stiffen, dry, gel,
concentrate; More
archaicfix;
rareinspissate
"the blood had congealed around the cut"
antonyms: soften, liquefy
o take shape or coalesce, especially to form a satisfying whole.
"the ballet failed to congeal as a single oeuvre"
Origin
late Middle English: from Old French congeler, from Latin congelare, from con- ‘together’ +
gelare ‘freeze’ (from gelu ‘frost’).
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