"talent bucket" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: talent bucket

Filed under: English

Part of speech: n.

The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.

Quotation: Ted had just about everything the talent bucket could provide, but he wasted most of it. He’s my pick for the best natural footballing talent I’ve ever seen who didn’t half live up to his potential.

Article or document title:
“Re: Dr Who’s Who’s Who of the NG” (URL)

Article, document, publication, web site:
Usenet: aus.sport.rugby-league

Date of publication:
Aug. 12, 1999

This cite belongs to a full entry for talent bucket.

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