bust on someone v. phr.— «Who else would have the self-assurance to bust on her own athletic director? A freshman, no less.» —“Connecticut’s Taurasi handling the pressure” by Kelly Whiteside USA Today Mar. 29...
windshield cowboy n.— «“We don’t ride horses at our ranch,” first lady Laura Bush told CNN. “My husband is what’s called ‘the windshield cowboy.’ That means we ride a pickup.”» —“Bush has brush with an old Texas...
flake n.— «If you can stick your nose into a flake of hay and take a deep breath without coughing, your horse will too.» —“Statistical Abstract” by Peter Anderson Boston Globe (Massachusetts) Nov. 13, 1988...
Texas bull’s eye n.— «The cluster itself may have been what is called a Texas Bull’s eye, where one shoots a number of rounds at the side of a barn and then draws a target over the tightest grouping, if there is one.» —“Maddening...
scuffle v. in baseball, to not play well or to be in a slump. Etymological Note: Probably related to a meaning given by Merriam-Wester as “to struggle (as by working odd jobs) to get by.” (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
scuffling v.— «In the vernacular of baseball managers everywhere, Barry Bonds is scuffling a little bit right now. Or, if you prefer, in the vernacular of Dodgers fans, he’s sucking.» —“Inside Baseball: History on hold” by...