stick the landing
v. phr.— «Gold. Red Sox. They waited 86 years to slam out a cover that said “championship” somewhere, and they stuck the landing for a perfect score.» —“You can tell books by these cover” by Josh Lewin Sporting News Apr. 15, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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