stick the landing
v. phr.— «But Retton, who uncharacteristically failed to stick the landing of one of her tumbling passes, was able to put it all into perspective.» —“Gymnastic silver disappoints” in L.A. Valley Independent (Monessen, Pa.) Aug. 2, 1984. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Cat hair may be something you brush off, but cat hair is also a slang term that means “money.” In the same way, cat beer isn’t alcoholic — some people use cat beer as a joking term for “milk.” And imagine walking on a...
Colette Hiller’s Colossal Words for Kids: 75 Tremendous Words: Neatly Defined to Stick in the Mind (Bookshop|Amazon) uses clever rhymes to help children learn big, fun-to-say words like magnanimous, discombobulated, and acquiesce. This...