in the refrigerator
English
Etymology
Coined by sportscaster Chick Hearn.
Pronunciation
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Prepositional phrase
in the refrigerator
- (basketball, slang) Of a game: having its outcome beyond a doubt, despite the fact that time is remaining before the final buzzer.
This game's in the refrigerator. The door's closed, the light's out, the eggs are cooling, the butter's getting hard and the Jell-O's jiggling!
