heart-attack kids
attrib.— «For the second time in five days, the Miami Fusion, Major League Soccer’s heart-attack kids, won a game with a last gasp.» —“A Little Serna Helps Stop Burn” by Paul Lomartire Palm Beach Post Aug. 20, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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