I really hopesomeone sees this. This has to work, right? There must be some way to get out of here. Somebody save me! I've been here for weeks. I just want to be home.
Help! I'm trapped on Urban Dictionary, and the only way I can reach my realm is through defining a word.
(Tripping at the finish line. Trip at the finish line)
An idiom describing a situation where one does great at a subject, until near the end.
Note : To stay true to the meaning, the mistake has to have a great detrimental effect their overall performance.
Jake : Wow, Samantha is an amazing student! She has perfect attendance, she always seems to have the right answers, she turns in her homework everyday, and she aces all of the quizzes.
Tammy : Yeah, but didn't you hear? She completely failed the finals. She totally tripped at the finish line!
Being in a situation where you can't get to the radio when a Nickelbacksong comes on, thus having to suffer through the duration of the song.
Dude, I turned the radio up as I got in the shower because they were playing Bowie, but they played Nickelback next and I was all suds'd up. I got Nickelback Trapped. I hate that!