clap (redirected from clapped)

clapped-out (British & Australian, informal)

if something, especially a car, is clapped-out, it is in a very bad condition because it is old or has been used a lot. He still drives a clapped-out Mini which he bought when he was at college.

lay/set eyes on someone/something (British, American & Australian, British & Australian)

to see someone or something for the first time. I've loved him ever since I first set eyes on him. I wish I'd never clapped eyes on that money.

See also: eye, lay, set