plumbers and firemen

短语

发音

US

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A notional inferior level of competition that allowed past champions to excel.

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词源

Originated from a exchange in a 2022 episode of First Take. In response to a remark that Bob Cousy once had 29 assists in a game, JJ Redick responded, "well, he was being guarded by plumbers and firemen".

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