Definitions by Mister Apples

circle the wagons 

Bringing your team back from sheer defeat to victory in heroic fashion.

When the Buffalo Bills (NFL franchise) "circle the wagons" to pull out a victory that was sure to be a defeat. (coined by Chris Bermen ESPN analyst) "Nobody circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills."

circle the wagons by Mister Apples March 21, 2008