Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to do best two-out-of-three falls
English answer:
wrestling match: the first fall does not win the competition, you have to get 2 falls to win
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María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Nov 6, 2003 17:19
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English term
Panama
Synesthete with a flair for tasty words!
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Costa Rican, Panamanian, Nicaraguan, Mexican, Peruvian, Venezuelan, Cuban, Honduran, Argentine, US, Guatemalan, Salvadoran, Latin American, Colombian) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
to do best two-out-of-three falls
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
"I needed somebody to referee in the event Margaret and Dana decided ***to do best two-out-of-three falls*** while they were waiting."
This is a novel I'm reading (a so-called "legal thriller"), and the setting is a meeting with the lawyers of two parties who are contesting a "key man policy" insurance, and the beneficiary. The speaker is one of the lawyers, the two women are the former spouse and the new widow of the deceased (the "key man" involved), respectively.
I just need to understand the part between ***. I gather that he's talking about the possibility that both women could get into a cat fight, but I'm not sure about the phrase "to do best two-out-of-three falls"...
Thanks :)
This is a novel I'm reading (a so-called "legal thriller"), and the setting is a meeting with the lawyers of two parties who are contesting a "key man policy" insurance, and the beneficiary. The speaker is one of the lawyers, the two women are the former spouse and the new widow of the deceased (the "key man" involved), respectively.
I just need to understand the part between ***. I gather that he's talking about the possibility that both women could get into a cat fight, but I'm not sure about the phrase "to do best two-out-of-three falls"...
Thanks :)
Responses
| 4 +6 | explanation |
Charlie Bavington
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| 4 +1 | the first one to score two falls wins |
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May 4, 2005 23:54: Charlie Bavington changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Sports / Fitness / Recreation"
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Charlie Bavington
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explanation
Falls: - from wrestling, where a "fall" is pinning the opponent to the mat (floor) for period of time, usually 3 seconds (but the exact rules are irrelevant here - as you say, we're talking about a cat-fight!!).
2 out of 3 - the first fall does not win the competition, you have to get 2 falls to win. The maximum number of falls possible in the competition is therefore 3 (you get one, the opponent gets one, then you win - 2 out of 3). Similarly, you could have 3-out-of-5, 4 out of 7, etc.
"to do" - to hold or to have such a competition.
So, to express it formally (and entirely inappropriately therefore in this context!), M & D decided to have a "wresting match" where the winner would be the first to get her opponent on the floor (and keep her there) twice.
Hope that's clear !
2 out of 3 - the first fall does not win the competition, you have to get 2 falls to win. The maximum number of falls possible in the competition is therefore 3 (you get one, the opponent gets one, then you win - 2 out of 3). Similarly, you could have 3-out-of-5, 4 out of 7, etc.
"to do" - to hold or to have such a competition.
So, to express it formally (and entirely inappropriately therefore in this context!), M & D decided to have a "wresting match" where the winner would be the first to get her opponent on the floor (and keep her there) twice.
Hope that's clear !
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "As clear as a bell! Excellent explanation! Thank you, Charlie... Guess I'll have to watch WWF then ugh! xx-( ::makes a face::
Thanks to Norbert, too :)"
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6 mins
the first one to score two falls wins
It's a wresting term.
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