talent bucket
n.— «Chieftain personnel wasn’t too awe-inspiring to start with but OCU was at least competitive until 12 days ago. That’s when the bottom started dropping out of the talent bucket.» —“Lemons: OCU Should Be A ‘Cakewalk’ for Loyola” by Volney Meece Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Ok.) Jan. 26, 1985. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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