A middle school teacher in Flower Mound, Texas, responds to students’ protests and excuses with if all our buts were candied nuts, we’d all be fat for Christmas. It’s probably a variation of a phrase popularized by former Dallas...
Having a chip on one’s shoulder means spoiling for a fight. Frank from Richardson, Texas, and his son wondered what kind of chip that was after hearing about a Dallas Cowboys player’s tattoo combining his draft number with a potato chip...
balling n.— «In fact, his teammates suggest he is not just filling in for injured starters, but is a real reason the defense has improved in recent weeks, jumping all the way to eighth overall in the NFL. “He’s ballin’ right...
tote the note v. phr.— «He did not really want to own a football team, although the prospect of owning the Dallas Cowboys, a team that commanded some of his loyalty but considerably less than his beloved Texas Aggies, was intriguing. He...