go north with the club v. in baseball, to join a major league team (from a farm team or the minor leagues). Also go north with the team. Etymological Note: Baseball spring training is held in warm southern states, so to join the team as a regular...
rake
v.— «One guy who can really rake: Scott Brosius.» —“For a Big Star, Barry Was Bush League” by Tim Keown San Francisco Chronicle (California) Apr. 6, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
black whistle n.— «Yang Zuwu, general manager of the Premier League side Beijing Hyundai, said that “faked matches, black whistles, betting on games and other ugly phenomena” were increasing, the Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. “Black...
old doll n.— «Ms. Clark, 56, is a “sustainer,” in league parlance, meaning she has moved to an advisory position. “I’m an old doll. They need us,” she says of the league’s “active” members, the roughly 28-to-35-year-old core of the club, the young...
sustainer n.— «Ms. Clark, 56, is a “sustainer,” in league parlance, meaning she has moved to an advisory position. “I’m an old doll. They need us,” she says of the league’s “active” members, the roughly 28-to-35-year-old core of the club, the young...