clutch artist | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)A person who drives amotor vehicle, especially one equipped with amanual transmission, in a particularlyskillfulmanner.[1]1969,Hot Rod, volume22,page103:[O]n the highway or merely playing around a good dirt track, the engine exhibits loads of good low rmp torque and flexibility from scratch, but sink those tires in sand and you've got to be a realclutch artist.2006January 25, Douglas E. Emerson, “On a personal note”, indouglasemerson.com, retrieved3 March 2015:If you can drive a manual transmission, you have to be aclutch artistto handle brake, accelerator and clutch on an uphill start.2013May 5, EEMDRG, "Twin Turbos, Twice the Fun!,"Drag Racer(retrieved 3 March 2015):Donnie’s used to finessing race cars, he was theclutch artiston Larry Miersch’s Huntington Beach, California-based A/Fuel dragster for five years.; (idiomatic,sports)A player who performs especially well incrucialsituations.1956October 28, Dave Campbell, “Trib classic: Baylor's 1st top-10 showdown”, inWaco Herald-Tribune, retrieved3 March 2015:Roddy Osborne had set up the score with a 32-yard pass to "clutch artist" Don Watson.2013February 15, Josh Hill, “NBA Rising Stars Challenge 2013: Team Chuck Or Team Shaq?”, inFansided, retrieved3 March 2015:Shaq has perhaps the next great point guard in the NBA in Cleveland Cavaliersclutch artistKyrie Irving.2014June 3, Rob Winn, “Decisions Await The Blackhawks This Offseason”, inChicagoist, retrieved3 March 2015:The Chicago Blackhawks . . . will have a slew of decisions to make and contracts to sign. . . . [T]eam captain Jonathan Toews and designatedclutch artistPatrick Kane need extensions.2015January 10, “How Many NBA Playoff Spots Are Still Up for Grabs?”, inyackityyacksports.com, retrieved3 March 2015:Joe Johnson is still a fourth-quarterclutch artist.

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