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/Sounds like "FREE" (as in "free") + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

To be in deep trouble or a hopeless situation with no way out. When you're fried, things have gone so wrong that there's no fixing it, time to accept your fate.

Examples

If the boss finds out, we're fried.

I'm toast on this exam, I didn't study at all.

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Regional synonyms

A Spanish expression for someone who absolutely refuses to work, not even lifting a finger. The imagery comes from rowing: not giving a single stroke means not moving at all. Always used in the negative, always with a tone of reproach.