stick a fork in (me/it/something)
stick a fork in (me/it/something)
A phrase used to indicate that one or something is finished, complete, or no longer able to continue. Alludes to the practice of testing how thoroughly a piece of meat is cooked by piercing it with a fork. Barbara: "Johnny, would you like any more of this cake?" Johnny: "No thank you, Barb. You can stick a fork in me, I'm done!" I'd say we just need one more week on the project, and then you'll be able to stick a fork in it!
See also: fork, stick
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- tell (one) what (one) can do with (something)
- tell someone what to do with something
- tell what to do with
- champ at the bit
- champ at the bit, to
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- be pushing up daisies
- be pushing up the daisies
- a back number
- back number