stick the landing
Perfect gymnastic finish
Stick the landing comes from gymnastics, where it means to land firmly and without stumbling after a jump or dismount—feet planted, body controlled, no extra steps.
The phrase has spread to any situation where someone finishes strong or nails the crucial final moment: The movie sticks the landing with a perfect ending.
The emphasis is on completing something difficult with precision and confidence.
Get off something ridden
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- balance beamElevated narrow plank for routines
- floor exerciseApparatus-free gymnastics event
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
uneven bars · pommel horse · still rings · apparatus · routine · gymnast · twist · score
Get off something ridden
- finishBring to completion
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- completionAct of finishing
nail it · deliver · clinch · seal · wrap up · touchdown · follow-through · ending
Degree of correctness
- controlAuthority to direct
- timingArt of choosing moments
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
alignment · focus · technique · exactness · calibration · footwork · placement · steadiness
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- high-stakesInvolving significant consequences
- crunch timeHigh-pressure final stretch
- nervesTense apprehension
- tensionStretched or strained state
spotlight · do-or-die · decisive moment · all eyes · championship point · sudden death · performance anxiety · composure
dismount
Get off something ridden
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- balance beamElevated narrow plank for routines
- floor exerciseApparatus-free gymnastics event
tumbling · uneven bars · pommel horse · still rings · apparatus · routine · gymnast · twist · score · judges
dismount
Get off something ridden
- finishBring to completion
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- conclusionEnd or deduction
completion · nail it · deliver · clinch · seal · wrap up · touchdown · follow-through · ending · payoff
accuracy
Degree of correctness
coordination · alignment · focus · technique · exactness · calibration · footwork · placement · steadiness · form
clutch
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- high-stakesInvolving significant consequences
- crunch timeHigh-pressure final stretch
- nervesTense apprehension
tension · spotlight · do-or-die · decisive moment · all eyes · championship point · sudden death · performance anxiety · composure · critical juncture
- gymnasticsgymnastics, balance beam, floor exercise, handstand, parallel bars
stick the landingchoke
Obstruct breathing or airflow
flop · fizzle out · fall flat · crash and burn · snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
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