the arse is gone right out of 'er
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English
36
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
phrase
Matters, especially economic matters, have gone very wrong; things are out of control.
Canadian usage; Slang
Example Sentences
- "We are about to leave the relative security of 2008. And about to enter what will be a desolate end to this decade. The arse has indeed gone clean out of 'er."
- "Tracker: I got the lens working from 17 to 85mm, but aperture control and AF gave up the ghost. Just bought a replacement 17-85mm at Futureshop in St John's. Oldguywithacamera: Yikes! Like the Newfs say, "The arse is gone right out of 'er" warranty?"
- "Wayne: “The financial situation is so depressing I think we’re headed for total economic collapse.” Kevin: “Da arse is gone right out of ‘er.”"
- "A vessel flying before the wind. That can be kind of a warm fuzzy metaphor, until the wind blows a gale and suddenly, "Now luh, da arse is gone right out of er.""