mop up the iceとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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.