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gravy time

gravy time
 n.— «Strawberry did miss five games against the Cardinals because of his thumb injury. “Now,” Strawberry said, “it is gravy time.”» —“Mets Set to Deal With Cards 3-game series for East lead begins tonight” by Steve Marcus Newsday (Long Island, New York) Sept. 10, 1985. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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