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Idiom

murderers' row

Meaning

A team with an exceptionally talented group of players, or that group of players.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Our team is a murderers' row of talented young players.”

“The championship team was a true murderers' row, with star hitters at every position in the lineup.”

“The manager assembled a murderers' row of experts, ensuring that the project would succeed despite the immense pressure and tight deadlines.”

Examples

simple

“Our team is a murderers' row of talented young players.”

contextual

“The championship team was a true murderers' row, with star hitters at every position in the lineup.”

complex

“The manager assembled a murderers' row of experts, ensuring that the project would succeed despite the immense pressure and tight deadlines.”

Origin

From Murderers' Row.

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