at the end of the road »
No longer in the competition. Voted off. Eliminated.
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caucus race »
A political competition; the game of campaigning and one-upmanship to get votes and be elected.
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clean someone's clock »
To defeat decisively, in a physical fight or other competition or negotiation.
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cough up »
To lose a competition by one's own mistakes, usually near the end of the contest.
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first loser »
The second place finisher in auto racing competition.
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get the boot »
To be voted off a competition in a reality television show.
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get the chop »
To be eliminated from a competition in a reality television program.
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go in for »
To enter a competition.
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high ground »
A position of advantage or superiority in a conflict or competition.
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hold one's own »
To stand up to; to give a respectable performance; to provide worthy competition.
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in a league of one's own »
Far excelling even the closest contender; not having any worthy competition.
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out of the running »
No longer in competition.
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pissing contest »
A boys' prankish competition to determine who can urinate the furthest up a wall.
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run for the roses »
A hard-fought competition or demanding challenge of any kind.
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take sides »
To ally oneself with a given opinion, agenda or group; to support one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation.
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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick »
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at [1] on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at [2] on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at [3] on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at [6] on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isn
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top dog »
In a competition, the one expected to win.
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wooden spoon »
An ironic prize for finishing last in a competition.
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