Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
folding into a big, wet heap
English answer:
losing all self-control
Added to glossary by
NancyLynn
Apr 19, 2006 12:56
18 yrs ago
English term
folding into a big, wet heap
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Here is the sentence:" He just think about Louie folding into a big, wet heap---feeling fantastic that he'd been on the team that brought that psycho down."
How to understand "folding into a big, wet heap"?
Thank you.
How to understand "folding into a big, wet heap"?
Thank you.
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losing all self-control
Louie will lose his self-control, break down, and cry
please put in the term you want explained, which I believe is not "us slang" - I'll fix it for you this time ;-)
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-04-19 13:01:55 GMT)
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the team referred to could be a crime-fighting team, or conversely (and more likely) a gang of thugs, etc, looking to destroy Louie's self-confidence
please put in the term you want explained, which I believe is not "us slang" - I'll fix it for you this time ;-)
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-04-19 13:01:55 GMT)
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the team referred to could be a crime-fighting team, or conversely (and more likely) a gang of thugs, etc, looking to destroy Louie's self-confidence
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
3 mins
Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Germany
Works in field
Germany
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
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4
helplessly falling on the ground (possibly from a tackle)
Is this football?
-2
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Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
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English
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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8
English term (edited):
us slang
watching Louie die
Given the phrases "folding into a big wet heap" and "bringing that psycho down" (both presumably referring to Louie) it seems that they are talking about killing him, and not merely arresting him or subduing him.
Peer comment(s):
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Can Altinbay
: Maybe, but without context, I think this is reading too much into it.
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Brie Vernier
: With Can -- way too much
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Refugio
: That would be a big stretch without further info.
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6 mins
Alexander Demyanov
Software Engineering background
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English, Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
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16
English term (edited):
us slang
being reduced to a helpless, possibly crying individual
That's 1 option, meaning that Louie was apprehended, frightened, possibly beaten up, etc.
There is another version, though: Louie was killed, crashed into a heap of bones and flesh, wet with his own blood.
There is another version, though: Louie was killed, crashed into a heap of bones and flesh, wet with his own blood.
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Can Altinbay
: Lacking context, this would be my choice.
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Thanks, Can.
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Isodynamia
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Thank you, Constantina.
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Raging Dreamer
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Thanks, Raging.
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Thank you, Marju.
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collapsing, exhausted and sweaty (from his exertions)
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