Hi, He gassed in like 30 seconds ... --- Does it mean that he sped up in 30 seconds or got exhausted in 30 seconds ... It means the event happened quickly, in roughly 30 seconds The term 'like' marks this as very casual speech.
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Clive
But what is he doing? What does 'gassed' mean? Do you perhaps mean 'gasped'?
Clive
Hi Clive
Two guys were fighting and a commentator said that one of them gassed in like 30 seconds ...
I understand it means that one of them beat up the other one very quickly and the fight was over, is t
That girl's watching a fight.
But reading some articles from MMA fights I've noticed that they use the word "gas". E.G. A quickly gassing fighter had to dig deep to keep control of the fight after he failed to finish with the opening salvo.
Clive
It seems to mean 'He ran out of gas', ie he ran out of energy and stamina.
You're probably right. Thanks.