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[US] B. Dempski et al. Dalko 233: Brian and Bill were therefore ‘all in’ for doing the definitive biography of Dalko.
at all in, adj.
[US] in B. Dempski et al. Dalko xi: [M]most of the talk was about the octane coming out of the left arm of Dalkowski [...] This guy could really bring it.
at bring it (v.) under bring, v.
[US] B. Dempski et al. Dalko 27: In spite of Barrows’s passing and Dalkowski’s ability to ‘carry the mail,’ New Britain lost.
at carry the mail (v.) under carry, v.
[US] in B. Dempski et al. Dalko 31: Steve [...] reportedly has had batsmen biting the dust fairly regularly to avoid his erratic tosses in practice games.
at bite the dust (v.) under dust, n.
[US] B. Dempski et al. Dalko 103: [In Mexico] they could maintain their competitive edge, work on their game, and earn good money in the off-season.
at edge, n.1
[US] B. Dempski et al. Dalko 10: His coach [...] considered Steve a ‘phenom’ from the first time he saw him pitch.
at phenom, n.
[US] B. Dempski et al. Dalko 48: Players traveled in rattletrap cars, stayed in cheap hotels, and made do with meager meal money.
at rattletrap, adj.
[US] B. Dempski et al. Dalko 37: [H]ard-working hard-drinking men who spent long weeks in the factories, then relaxed and blew off steam in the neighborhood taverns.
at blow off steam (v.) under steam, n.
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