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Idiom

stink the joint out

Meaning

To perform or play very poorly.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The team really stunk the joint out during the final game.”

“After the band stunk the joint out at the concert, the audience started leaving early.”

“Despite their extensive rehearsals, the actors stunk the joint out, leaving the critics to write scathing reviews of the entire production.”

Examples

simple

“The team really stunk the joint out during the final game.”

contextual

“After the band stunk the joint out at the concert, the audience started leaving early.”

complex

“Despite their extensive rehearsals, the actors stunk the joint out, leaving the critics to write scathing reviews of the entire production.”

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