heart-attack kids
attrib.— «“We’re the heart-attack kids,” Brethren coach Richard Thomas said after the Warriors won in overtime for the third time this season to extend its winning streak to 20 and improve its record to 25-7.» —“Brethren Christian’s victory down to earth” by Steve Fryer Orange County Register (California) Mar. 12, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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