mod. capable and ready for hard, efficient work. : Ron got himself lean and mean and is ready to play in Saturday's game.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Lean and meanis always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.