“But can they do it on a cold, wet night in Stoke?”
/ə koʊld wɛt naɪt ɪn stoʊk/
phrase · soccer
Definition
The ultimate test of character. If you can do it there, you can do it anywhere.
Origin
Stoke City was a notoriously difficult (and wet) place to go in the English midlands in the late noughties.
Used in a sentence
"Did you see that Lamine Yamal kid's goal last week? He looks like the real deal." "Hmm, I'm not convinced. I don't think he could pull it off on a cold, wet night in Stoke."
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