英和和英

動詞

mop up the ice (三人称単数 現在形 mops up the ice, 現在分詞 mopping up the ice, 過去形および過去分詞形 mopped up the ice)

1. (figure skating) To fall many times during a performance.
   • 1997, Brian Boitano & ‎Suzanne Harper, Boitano's Edge: Inside The Real World Of Figure Skating, ISBN 0689819153, page 90:

     On the other hand, you may see a skater hit all his triples in practice, then he mops up the ice during the competition.

   • 2007 January 19, Randy Starkman, “Hawker's a scrapper dressed up in sequins”, in Toronto Star:

     At last year's Canadian championships, she KO'd her long-held Olympic dream when she mopped up the ice in her short program.

   • 2014 May 9, Lewis Funke, “25th Ice Capades: A Captivating Affair”, in The New York Times:

     There are LaBrecque and Bussey mopping up the ice in the usual pratfalls and assorted other spills.