stick the landing

stick the landing
 v. phr.— «Onstage, the band was twinkle-toeing it toward the big finale. Kluger tore around the skins in a frenzy, the bassist plunking along behind. The keyboardist drew out a tinkling flourish, sticking the landing.» —“Strip Search” by Lauren Wilcox Washington Post Sept. 18, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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