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stick a fork in something

stick a fork in something phrase: used to indicate that something or someone is finished, or, in a broader sense, defeated or ruined.

Phrase

stick a fork in something

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Used to indicate that something or someone is finished, or, in a broader sense, defeated or ruined.
    • I'd play the last level with you, but I'm out of lives. Stick a fork in me!

Origin of stick a fork in something

From the practice of sticking a fork in meat in order to determine whether it is done (cooked).

Questions about stick a fork in something

What does stick a fork in something mean?
Stick a fork in something means used to indicate that something or someone is finished, or, in a broader sense, defeated or ruined.
What part of speech is stick a fork in something?
Stick a fork in something is a phrase.

Words near stick a fork in something in the dictionary

  1. stichtites
  2. Stichtse Vecht
  3. stick
  4. stick 'em up
  5. stick a fork in me, I'm done
  6. stick a fork in something
  7. stick a needle in my eye
  8. stick a pin there
  9. stick a sock in it
  10. stick and carrot
  11. stick around

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