starch

Related to starch: glycogen

knock the starch out of (one)

1. To strike or assault one violently and severely. Likened to a stiff, starched shirt being beaten until it is limp. Hey, watch it, pal, or I'll knock the starch out of you! Two guys mugged me and then knocked the starch out of me last night.
2. To completely outclass, outdo, or outperform someone or something; to soundly defeat or best someone or something. Catherine knocked the starch out of the other kids in the spelling bee.
3. To reduce or damage someone's ego or pride; to humble or humiliate someone. His defeat in court really knocked the starch out of Tom. Don't let a silly performance review knock the starch out of you like that—you've got to have confidence in your own abilities.
See also: knock, of, out, starch

starched

slang In mixed martial arts, knocked unconscious. He talked a big game during the pre-fight press conference, but he ended up getting starched in the first few minutes.
See also: starch

take the starch out of (one)

To reduce or damage someone's ego or pride; to humble or humiliate someone. I'm really glad that pompous oaf lost his court case—maybe that will take the starch out of him a bit. His rejection from the literary magazine really took the starch out of Tom. Don't let a silly performance review take the starch out of you like that—you've got to have confidence in your own work.
See also: of, out, starch, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

kick the (natural) stuffing out of someone

 and beat the (natural) stuffing out of someone; take the stuffing out of someone; knock the starch out of someone; knock the stuffing out of someone
Rur. to kick or beat someone severely. Last time I was in a fight with Joe, he kicked the natural stuffing out of me. You do that again and I'll kick the stuffing out of you. Bill threatened to beat the natural stuffing out of any no-'count rascal who laid a hand on his sister.
See also: kick, of, out, stuffing

take the starch out of someone

 
1. Fig. to make someone less arrogant or stiff. I told a joke that made Mr. Jones laugh very hard. It really took the starch out of him. John is so arrogant. I'd really like to take the starch out of him!
2. Fig. to make someone tired and weak. This hot weather really takes the starch out of me. What a long day! It sure took the starch out of me.
See also: of, out, starch, take
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

take the starch out of

Deflate or ridicule someone, as in That practical joke at the office party really took the starch out of Nick. This expression, first recorded in 1840, alludes to the starch used to stiffen a shirt.
See also: of, out, starch, take
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

take the starch out of someone

shake someone's confidence, especially by humiliating them. US
See also: of, out, someone, starch, take
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

starched

and starchy
mod. alcohol intoxicated. (see also stiff.) No, he wasn’t quite stiff, but he was starched.
See also: starch

take the starch out of someone

tv. to reduce someone’s self-assurance; to reduce someone’s conceit. I took the starch out of Kelly by telling him where he was headed if he didn’t change his ways.
See also: of, out, someone, starch, take
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • knock the starch out of (one)
  • be (as) stiff as a board
  • gimp
  • a foothold in (something)
  • gimpy
  • starched
  • starchy
  • get (one's) rocks off on (something)
  • a dead weight
  • dead weight
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Characterize acylated starch to determine applications
Research evaluating the relationship between resistant starch intake and body composition has found a correlation between lower lean body mass and decreased fat mass in rats who were fed resistant starch.
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Acetylated tapioca distarch adipate was prepared by acetylation and cross-linking reaction using tapioca starch as a raw material and a mixture of acetic anhydride and adipic acid as acetalation and cross-linking agent, respectively, and by a wet approach.
Preparation and Characteristics of Starch Esters and Its Effects on Dough Physicochemical Properties
A volume of 0.5 ml of the substrate (1% of soluble starch in the acetate buffer) at 50[degrees]C was added into the test tube containing 0.5 ml of the enzyme (fermentation broth) for 30 minutes.
Physicochemical and Morphological Characterization of Potato Starch Modified by Bacterial Amylases for Food Industry Applications
The Crop Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), Fumesua, is using genetic techniques to develop new cassava varieties with high starch, fiber, nutrient content, and other functional properties.
Evaluation of the Disintegrant Properties of Native Starches of Five New Cassava Varieties in Paracetamol Tablet Formulations
The sour cassava starch production begins with the extraction of starch, which consists of cleaning, peeling, chopping, pressing and straining the cassava roots.
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