Meaning of Olympic diving | Babel Free

Definitions

A specific competition in the Olympics, involving diving off a ten-meter platform from a three-meter springboard.

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Examples

“Investors should remember⟳ that their scorecard is not computed using Olympic-diving methods: Degree-of-difficulty doesn’t count⟳.”

“Ethical efforts are often best judged like⟳ Olympic diving. It is important to compare⟳ what people actually accomplish to the degree of difficulty they face⟳.”

“NASCAR on the radio is as stupid as Olympic diving on the radio: “Oooh, look⟳ at that splash—oh wait⟳, you can’t. It’s on the radio.””

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