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do a Bradbury

do a Bradbury verb: to triumph unexpectedly in a sporting event, especially due to luck or the misfortune of others.

Verb

do a Bradbury (third-person singular simple present does a Bradbury, present participle doing a Bradbury, simple past did a Bradbury, past participle done a Bradbury)

  1. (Australia) To triumph unexpectedly in a sporting event, especially due to luck or the misfortune of others.

Forms of do a Bradbury

third-person singular presentdoes a Bradbury
present participledoing a Bradbury
pastdid a Bradbury
past participledone a Bradbury

Origin of do a Bradbury

In reference to Australian speed skater Steven Bradbury, who won a gold medal in the 1,000m short-track speed skating event at the 2002 Winter Olympics after all his opponents in the lead were involved in a last corner pile-up.

Questions about do a Bradbury

What does do a Bradbury mean?
Do a Bradbury means to triumph unexpectedly in a sporting event, especially due to luck or the misfortune of others.
What part of speech is do a Bradbury?
Do a Bradbury is a verb.
What is the past tense of do a Bradbury?
The past tense of do a Bradbury is did a Bradbury.

Words near do a Bradbury in the dictionary

  1. DNWing
  2. DNWs
  3. DNZ
  4. do
  5. do a bit of stiff
  6. do a Bradbury
  7. do a bunk
  8. do a flit
  9. do a land-office business
  10. do a listen
  11. do a little bit of trolling

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