English Dictionary

stick the landing

動詞

広義 慣用表現

(sports) To complete a gymnastic or other athletic routine involving leaps, vaults, somersaults, etc. by landing firmly, solidly, and flawlessly on one's feet.

日本語の意味

（スポーツにおいて）体操やその他のアスレチックなルーティンを、ジャンプや宙返りなどの動作の最後に、足でしっかりと、正確に着地することによって完遂する動作

She trained for months so she could stick the landing at the national championships.

彼女は全国選手権で完璧に着地できるように何ヶ月も練習した。

意味（1）

(sports) To complete a gymnastic or other athletic routine involving leaps, vaults, somersaults, etc. by landing firmly, solidly, and flawlessly on one's feet.

When Park came down from his vault, sticking the landing perfectly upright and unwavering, a huge roar went up from the 13,596 spectators.

意味（2）

(aviation, astronautics) To execute a flawless landing (of an aircraft, rocket, or space capsule).

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 not stick the landing. The anchoring harpoons and retro-rockets did not work and the lander bounced off the comet.

意味（3）

(idiomatic, by extension) To complete a process in an impressive and conclusive manner.

This was a big speech with a high degree of difficulty. And, Don Jr. stuck the landing.

sticks the landing （ present singular third-person ）

sticking the landing （ participle present ）

stuck the landing （ participle past ）

stuck the landing （ past ）