flop sweat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But throughout the 2025 Emmys telecast, the nice guy comic flailed in the deep end of a flop sweat pool.
From Salon • Sep. 15, 2025
But by tip Tuesday against Penn State, they took their places as usual, with little more than flop sweat to suggest something was amiss.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025
DiCaprio’s performance is initially characterized by Ernest’s eagerness to please Hale — there’s comedy and pathos in his mugging and flop sweat — but grows quieter, more interior and delicately complex as the mystery deepens.
From New York Times • May 20, 2023
So many TV series, especially on the broadcast networks, strive for a four-quadrant appeal and have only flop sweat to show for it.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022
Upon meeting a gaggle of strangers, I still sprout flop sweat all over my torso, just like before.
From Slate • Dec. 2, 2017
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