in a heap
in a heap
In a pile, usually a messy or disorganized one. The phrase can also be applied to someone who has fallen heavily or clumsily. Why are all of your clothes in a heap out in the hallway? Clean this mess up! Katrina slipped and landed in a heap at the bottom of the steps. The drunkard took a swing at the security guard and collapsed in a heap on the pavement.
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in a heap
mod. alcohol intoxicated. The guys were all in a heap after the blast.
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A number of archaeologists welcome the McCaffertys' reappraisal of Tomb 7, although they offer different theories of how it was used and whose bones lay
in a heap on its floor.
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