What is a choker block?

or chock-a-block
extremely full; crowded; jammed: a room chockablock with furniture and plants. Nautical. having the blocks drawn close together, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost. adverb.
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Where does Chokka block come from?

The name chock-a-block was derived from the machine's ability to read data from blocks - which were just that, physical blocks painted different colours.
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What is Chalker block?

Chock-a-block also spawned an abbreviated version in the 20th century - chocka (or chocker). This is WWII UK military slang meaning 'fed-up or disgruntled' - as defined in Hunt and Pringles' Service Slang, 1943: "Chocker, this is the sailor's way of saying he is fed up or browned off." See other Nautical Phrases.
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How do you use chock-a-block in a sentence?

1, The streets were chock-a-block . 2, The small roads are chock-a-block with traffic. 3, It was chock-a-block in town today . 4, The shelves were chock-a-block with souvenirs and ornaments.
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What does Chocca mean?

chokka (comparative more chokka, superlative most chokka) (informal) Crowded or full; at or near capacity. Tightly packed, especially with people. quotations ▼
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What does chuck a block mean?

or chock-a-block

extremely full; crowded; jammed: a room chockablock with furniture and plants. Nautical. having the blocks drawn close together, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost. adverb.
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What does Choka mean in Australia?

'Chokka' can mean busy or full-up. It can be used describe a place, 'this bar is chokka', or some thing more abstract like the day or your diary, 'i'm chokka with meetings today'.
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Where does the expression Chock-Full come from?

Middle English chokkeful already had the same meaning as modern chock-full. Both this word and choke “to strangle” likely derive ultimately from Old English words meaning “jaw, cheek.” The end result is the same: a mouthful. Alternately, chokkeful may derive from a more violent word: forced full.
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What is another word for chockablock?

In this page you can discover 11 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for chockablock, like: packed, brimful, bursting, full, replete, chock-full, chockful, choke-full, chuck-full, cram full and brimming.
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What is a shark biscuit?

noun Australian jocular. a bodyboard. a young or inexperienced surfer.
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What is Blocka?

An imitation of a gun sound.

Example sentence: “You know i keep a blocka on me.”
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What does walk the talk mean?

Quick Reference

It means putting your words into action—showing that you mean what you say by actively doing it yourself. It is a version of the everyday phrase 'practise what you preach'.
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Is it choc a bloc or chock a block?

If a place is chock-a-block, it is very full of people or things: The streets were chock-a-block (with cars).
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What is the synonym of brimming?

In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for brimming, like: full, overflowing, brimful, jammed, flush, flooded, bursting, packed, crowded, swelling and awash.
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Why do we say chalk full?

Originally a person or thing stuffed to the point of choking was “choke-full.” In modern speech this expression has become “chock-full,” or in less formal American English, “chuck-full.” Chalk has nothing to do with it. BUY THE BOOK!
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What means chalk it up?

To chalk something up is to attribute it. When we chalk something up to experience, we're saying that although it wasn't the outcome we wanted, we can at least learn from the experience. The phrase originated with the custom of marking bar tabs and scores on a slate in pubs.
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What does Chuck Full mean?

Definitions of chuck-full. adjective. packed full to capacity. synonyms: chock-full, chockablock, chockful, choke-full, cram full full. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal.
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What does proud as a barb mean?

The definition of a barb is a very strong insult or criticism.
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What do Aussies call police?

Blue Heelers: This is a term used in Australian and is after a breed of dog, the Australian Cattle Dog. This term is use because it accurately describes the personality and appearance (blue uniform) of a police officer.
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What does bread and duck under the table mean?

bread and duck under the table - a facetious reply to being asked the content of the next meal, possibly an expression dating from the depression when there may have been little else than bread to eat.
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What do u mean by luncheon?

Definition of luncheon

: lunch especially : a formal usually midday meal as part of a meeting or for entertaining a guest a company luncheon a fund-raising luncheon.
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What does Overmorrow mean?

noun. the day after tomorrow: I've heard that tomorrow and overmorrow may bring exceptionally high waves. adverb.
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What do you mean by for good?

If something changes or disappears for good, it never changes back or comes back as it was before. The days of big-time racing at the local velodrome had gone for good. A few shots of this drug cleared up the disease for good. Synonyms: permanently, finally, for ever, once and for all More Synonyms of for good.
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What does put my money where my mouth is mean?

: to give or spend money or take some action in order to do or support something that one has been talking about It's time for the mayor to put his money where his mouth is and increase funding for schools.
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Where did the phrase put your money where your mouth is come from?

Origin of Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

This expression first appeared in America in the 1930s or 1940s. The idea behind this idiom is that it is easy to talk about doing something, but it is harder to do something about it.
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