in the refrigerator
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Coined by sportscaster Chick Hearn.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (AU) (file)
Prepositional phrase[edit]
- (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!