stick the landing | Idiomator

Meaning: (sports)To complete agymnasticor otherathleticroutine involvingleaps,vaults,somersaults, etc. by landingfirmly,solidly, andflawlesslyon one's feet.1988September 24, Lawrie Mifflin, “Seoul Olympics: Soviet Men on Another Roll”, inNew York Times, retrieved1 May 2018:When Park came down from his vault,sticking the landingperfectly upright and unwavering, a huge roar went up from the 13,596 spectators.2016May 10, Jack Shepherd, “Captain America: Civil War:How Tom Holland won over Marvel to become Spider-Man”, inIndependent, UK, retrieved1 May 2018:Holland also did many of his own stunts, including his entry flip. Apparently the studio didn't want the 19-year-old to perform the flip, but the directing duo told him to go for it and hestuck the landing.; (aviation,astronautics)To execute a flawless landing (of anaircraft,rocket, orspace capsule).2015July 31, Amina Khan, “After a bounce, Rosetta's Philae lander serves up cometary surprises”, inLos Angeles Times, retrieved1 May 2018:When the Philae lander, released by the comet-chasing Rosetta spacecraft, first tried to touch down on Nov. 12 in an area later named Agilkia, it could notstick the landing. The anchoring harpoons and retro-rockets did not work and the lander bounced off the comet.2016May 26, Christian Davenport, “Elon Musk’s quest to make rocket landings routine continues today”, inWashington Post, retrieved1 May 2018:Still, SpaceXstuck the landingthe last time under similar conditions. And now in its quest to launch and recover rockets so that they may be used again, SpaceX is acquiring quite a collection of previously used booster stages.; (idiomatic,by extension)To complete a process in animpressiveandconclusivemanner.2016July 19,Chris Cillizza, “Winners and losers from the second night of the Republican National Convention”, inLos Angeles Times, retrieved1 May 2018:This was a big speech with a high degree of difficulty. And, Don Jr.stuck the landing.2017June 21, Scott Tobias, “FargoSeason 3 Finale: Bled Out”, inNew York Times, retrieved1 May 2018:In the end, the third season ofFargostuck the landingso well that its missteps seem more like scars on fine leather than signs of a show in decline.

Examples:

EN: I was trying to stick the landing.
ES: Intentaba hacer el aterrizaje.
EN: You can win them back if you stick the landing.
ES: Puedes reconquistarlos si aterrizas con éxito.
EN: - Yeah, but he didn't stick the landing.
ES: - Sí, pero no logró el aterrizaje correcto.
EN: Yet still manages to stick the landing.
ES: Y todavía se las arregla para poder aterrizar.
EN: Oh, way to stick the landing, Kev-o.
ES: Buen clavado, Kev-o.
EN: Next time you got to stick the landing.
ES: La próxima tienes que levantarte al aterrizar.
EN: All you gotta do is stick the landing, get inside that access door, you're in.
ES: Sólo tienes que aterrizar, llegar a la puerta de acceso y entras.
EN: Sorry, buddy. Even in stair luge, you gotta stick the landing.
ES: Lo siento,amigo pero aun en trineo de escalera tienes que lograr el aterrisage.
EN: I wanted a boy, but vera could never stick the landing.
ES: Yo quería un chico, pero Vera nunca quería poner la guinda.
EN: Gets a 9.5 for the attempt, but he failed to stick the landing.
ES: Recibió un 9.5 por ese intento, pero falló en clavar el aterrizaje.
EN: If we don't stick the landing on this one our pilot could be eliminated.
ES: Si no acertamos en esta situación, nuestro piloto puede ser eliminado.
EN: You wake up in the middle of bizarre Brady Bunch, not exactly easy to stick the landing.
ES: Te levantas en medio de la extraña tribu de los Brady, no es precisamente fácil mantener el aterrizaje.
EN: But when we do get married, hmm-hmm, he will stick the landing.
ES: Bueno, pero cuando nos casemos... logrará aterrizar.
EN: You said that she could stick the landing, right?
ES: Dijiste que podía lograr su aterrizaje, ¿verdad?
EN: Didn't stick the landing!
ES: ¡No logré aterrizar!

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