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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
Full ride...
Wade: Hey, aren't you Whitney Fordman?
Whitney: Yeah.
Wade: Wade Mahaney. I saw you throw for 300 yards against Topeka last year.
That was a great game, man. Say, uh, I heard that you were tracked for a full ride to Kansas State.
Whitney: It didn't work out.
Wade: Man, well, I know all about that. Senior year I got sacked, (thrown out?)
blew out my knee, (the hamstring?) had to have four operations.
Whitney: Tough break. (bad career?)
What do the underlined parts mean?
Whitney: Yeah.
Wade: Wade Mahaney. I saw you throw for 300 yards against Topeka last year.
That was a great game, man. Say, uh, I heard that you were tracked for a full ride to Kansas State.
Whitney: It didn't work out.
Wade: Man, well, I know all about that. Senior year I got sacked, (thrown out?)
blew out my knee, (the hamstring?) had to have four operations.
Whitney: Tough break. (bad career?)
What do the underlined parts mean?
Top answer
tracked for a full ride = go to the school on a full scholarship (no $) sacked = kicked off the team, thrown out blew out my knee = "throw" the knee out of proper location tough break = unfortunate experience sadly affecting the future
- tracked for a full ride = go to the school on a full scholarship (no $) sacked = kicked off the team, thrown out blew out my knee = "throw" the knee out of proper location tough break = unfortunate experience sadly affecting the future
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tracked for a full ride = go to the school on a full scholarship (no $)
sacked = kicked off the team, thrown out
blew out my knee = "throw" the knee out of proper location
tough break = unfortunate experience sadly affecting the future
sacked = kicked off the team, thrown out
blew out my knee = "throw" the knee out of proper location
tough break = unfortunate experience sadly affecting the future
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In football, sacked is when the quarterback is tackled before he can pass the ball.
Americans will say fired or canned when losing their job.
Americans will say fired or canned when losing their job.
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VorparIn football, sacked is when the quarterback is tackled before he can pass the ball.Yeah, it makes sence. First he gets tackled, then the knee, then the operations.
Americans will say fired or canned when losing their job.
Thanks, Vorpar!
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VorparIn football, sacked is when the quarterback is tackled before he can pass the ball.1. If you haven't figured it out by now, Vorpar, you soon will: sports is not my strong point
Americans will say fired or canned when losing their job.
. Glad to learn a new terim.00
I should probably put in a tag that my experience is mostly with California dialect. I've only heard "sacked" in British TV shows, but obviously I don't know if it is used in the rest of our country.
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