up the spout

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介词短语
  1. Broken; not functional or workable; kaput. slang
    — I think the left speaker is up the spout.
  2. In the chamber, having an ammunition round in a weapon's chamber. slang
    — He went into the attack with his rifle cocked and with one up the spout.
  3. Pregnant. slang
    — Did you know that she's up the spout?
  4. At the pawnbroker's shop (in allusion to the spout up which the pawnbroker sent the ticketed articles). archaic,slang
    — to put/shove/pop something up the spout
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