put on a clinic
idiom
US, informal
: to perform or play extremely well
The quarterback really put on a clinic in the second half, throwing four touchdown passes.
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Playing back in his hometown, the former Arkansas-Little Rock transfer put on a clinic.
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Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2023
The X factor was always Dampier, whno last year put on a clinic in the Open playoffs, carving up Hamilton and Chandler with his legs and arm in back-to-back weeks for the title.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2022
Indiana’s big man put on a clinic around the rim on Friday.
—Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Nov. 2022
But Kayvon Thibodeaux also put on a clinic in that game and he’s long gone.
—oregonlive, 21 Oct. 2022
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Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2023
The X factor was always Dampier, whno last year put on a clinic in the Open playoffs, carving up Hamilton and Chandler with his legs and arm in back-to-back weeks for the title.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2022
Indiana’s big man put on a clinic around the rim on Friday.
—Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Nov. 2022
But Kayvon Thibodeaux also put on a clinic in that game and he’s long gone.
—oregonlive, 21 Oct. 2022
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“Put on a clinic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20on%20a%20clinic. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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