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suck the mop

idiom
Meaning

To be left in a disadvantageous position.


Examples
SIMPLE

If you lose the bet, you suck the mop.

CONTEXTUAL

The team failed to finish the project on time, so now they have to suck the mop and work all weekend.

COMPLEX

After the sudden market crash left the investors with nothing, they were forced to suck the mop while their competitors thrived.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    suck a big one

    To be terrible; to be of a very low standard.

  2. 02

    suck a lemon

    To be in a sour or negative mood.

  3. 03

    suck and blow

    To perform two incompatible actions; to hold views which are in contradiction.

  4. 04

    suck donkey balls

    To be terrible, of extremely poor quality.

  5. 05

    suck down

    To drink (or, more rarely, eat) all of something quickly.

  6. 06

    suck dry

    To exhaust all the resources of someone or something.

  7. 07

    suck face

    To kiss, especially deeply and for a prolonged time.

  8. 08

    suck hind tit

    To feed from an inferior source of food.

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