bring the wood
v. phr.— «LSU expects to get hit, and I won’t disappoint. I will bring the wood. If I don’t get blocked, bring out the stretcher because somebody’s going to need it.» —“Thomas’ Talk Is Music to NU” by Lee Barfknecht Omaha World-Herald (Neb.) Dec. 28, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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