👉 A 'ickle bearing' is like a car's engine when it's been overworked and not getting the TLC it deserves - literally, but metaphorically speaking. It refers to the rotating component in a vehicle's drive shaft that resembles a sickle, often due to excessive strain or wear, causing it to bend or twist like a bad hair day gone wrong.
Here's an edgy example sentence using the term: "The mechanic's hands were so sickle bearing that they could barely thread a needle, let alone diagnose the rumbling engine."
