The team really stunk the joint out during the final game.
stink the joint out
idiomTo perform or play very poorly.
After the band stunk the joint out at the concert, the audience started leaving early.
Despite their extensive rehearsals, the actors stunk the joint out, leaving the critics to write scathing reviews of the entire production.
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case the joint
To thoroughly observe or examine a place, in order to familiarize oneself with its workings in preparation for criminal activity, often robbery.
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nose out of joint
An emotional state where someone is in a bad mood because they have been offended by or taken exception (objected) to some action, usually involving being seen in an inferior light to another person.
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pen and Ink
[Cockney slang]stink
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stink eye
An unpleasant look (as in a gaze).
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stink on ice
To be of very poor quality, even repulsive.
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think one's shit doesn't stink
To be arrogant or overconfident.