forty minutes of hell

In collegiate basketball, the entire duration (40 minutes) of a game played in a suffocating and aggressive manner against one's opponents. The phrase was reportedly coined by Nolan Richardson while coaching the Arkansas Razorbacks in the mid-1990s. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. OK, everyone, go out there and give them forty minutes of hell—don't even give them a chance to breathe!

词组	forty minutes of hell
释义	forty minutes of hell forty minutes of hell In collegiate basketball, the entire duration (40 minutes) of a game played in a suffocating and aggressive manner against one's opponents. The phrase was reportedly coined by Nolan Richardson while coaching the Arkansas Razorbacks in the mid-1990s. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. OK, everyone, go out there and give them forty minutes of hell—don't even give them a chance to breathe! See also: forty, hell, minute, of Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: cut the cord beck and call game on How long is a piece of string? et tu, Brute? cut the umbilical cord (as) sure as eggs (is eggs) a penny for them great minds great minds think alike
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