they were shellacked and they knew it

  • 1shellacked — 1. mod. beaten; outscored. □ They were shellacked, and they knew it. □ The team got shellacked in last week’s ame. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated; overcome by booze. □ Ernie was so shellacked he couldn’t see …

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  • 2United States general elections, 2006 — The 2006 United States midterm elections were held on Tuesday, November 7 2006. All United States House of Representatives seats and one third of the United States Senate seats were contested in this election, as well as 36 state governorships,… …

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