Phrases & SayingsSport and recreation
do a Bradbury
Also: doing a Bradbury, pull a Bradbury
Succeed unexpectedly after leading rivals fail or fall away.
In a sentence
The outsider did a Bradbury when the favourites crashed out.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre sporting-language material explicitly cites the expression derived from Steven Bradbury's 2002 Olympic victory.
- First recorded
- 2002
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Australia-wide