Joe Namath

(1943--), US football quarterback

If you aren't going to go all the way, why go at all?

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quarterback sneak

[quarterback sneak] {n.} A football play in which the quarterback takes the ball from the center and dives straight ahead in an attempt to gain a very short distance. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hand off

[hand off] {v.} To hand the football to another back. * /The quarterback faked to the fullback and handed off to the halfback./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

split end

[split end] {n.} An end in football who plays five to ten yards out from the tackle in the line. * /The split end is one of the quarterback's most […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

P.J. O'Rourke

(1947--),Modern Manners, 1989 Men have children to prove they aren't impotent, or at least that some of their friends aren't. www.sky-net-eye.com

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pop the question

[pop the question] {v. phr.}, {slang} To ask someone to marry you. * /After the dance he popped the question./ * /A man is […]

Henry Ford

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проехали

[проехали] {slang}{colloquial} [pro`ehal'i] Forget it; disregard; you should not pay attention to this or worry […]

holdup

[holdup] {n.} 1. Robbery. * /John fell victim to a highway holdup./ 2. A delay, as on a crowded highway. * /Boy we're […]