mulligan
An unpenalized chance to re-take a stroke that went awryAn unpenalized chance to re-take a stroke that went awry.
» Mulligan says he'll sleep easy until the fight.
Значення
значень: 3(злічуване, незлічуване)An unpenalized chance to re-take a stroke that went awry.
If you lose your drive in the water, take a mulligan and try again.
(злічуване, незлічуване)An opportunity (sometimes penalized) for a player to reshuffle their cards and draw a new initial hand at the beginning of a game.
(ширше, злічуване, незлічуване)A second chance.
Don't do poorly in your first interview; you won't get a mulligan.
- Irish version of burgoo
Приклади
речень: 6Mulligan says he'll sleep easy until the fight.
Mulligan has been riding high since he seized the crown in a come-from-behind victory 14 months ago.
By all accounts, Fr. Mulligan was a paragon of virtue.
Red Mulligan has announced that he'll fight Rocky Luciano next month.
He'd better watch out, or Mulligan is going to wipe the floor with him.
Походження
Attested since the 1930s in the sense “chance to re-take a golf stroke”; probably from theAttested since the 1930s in the sense “chance to re-take a golf stroke”; probably from the name Mulligan, after a golfer who replayed a stroke. See Wikipedia for more information.
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Форми
множина: mulligansСиноніми
синонімів: 2- Irish version of burgoo:mulligan stewIrish burgoo
Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 1Уроки до слова
уроків: 1- A1Злічувані та незлічувані іменники — Бо воно може бути незлічуваним