king for a pass. Give it to me on the right and I can get the first down. In football, a "first down" is the act of moving the ball so many yards forward down the field that the team with the ball gets to keep the ball for four more plays. Come on, let me make up for that fumble. "To make up for" something is to do something good that will compensate for something bad that you did in the past. In football, a "fumble" is the act of accidentally dropping the ball. Dillon, you better block your ass for me. In a football context, a slangy way of saying "protect me from the opposite team with all the energy you have." Let’s see the dessert cart since dinner is on Mr. Wheeler. In this case, a "cart" is a table with food on it, which is rolled through a restaurant. If a meal is "on" a person, they are going to pay for it. I consider it a moral victory; It could have gone either way. A "moral victory" is a poetic way of referring to a defeat, but one in which the defeated team learned a valuable lesson or gained something else of great value despite their loss. A great expression. The club is three guys who chipped in to buy an old Buick. "To chip in" to buy something is to contribute some money with other people in order to be able to buy it as a group (A Buick is a type of American car). See the game? :: Wouldn’t have missed it for the world. One way of saying "I saw it, and I wanted to see it so badly that there was no way I would not have seen it." That new quarterback is the great white hope, isn’t he? A curious expression for a person who people hope will become a hero, in this case for St. Matt’s football team. This is Mr. Keating, one of our trustees. A "trustee" is a person responsible for the financial management of a person’s inherited money, or in this case, for the finances of the school. Son, on behalf of the old guard, many thanks. To do something "on behalf of" another person is to do it for them. In this case, "the old guard" refers to the old students of the school. Don’t sell yourself short; That was a key block. "To sell yourself short" is to not give yourself the credit you deserve for having accomplished something important. I threw a good block and he got into the Hall of Fame. In football, "to throw a good block" is to effectively protect another player from being hit by members of the other team. You have different natural abilities. :: In other words, I should accept my mediocrity. "Mediocrity" is the state of being just average, or of low quality, and not excellent or outstanding (the adjective is mediocre). If you mention Charlie Dillon once more, I will sit down in a huff. "To mention" a person is to bring them up in conversation. To do something "in a huff" is to do it while clearly angry or
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