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amateur_hour
amateur hour
English
Noun
amateur hour (plural amateur hours)
- (chiefly US, idiomatic) A situation or activity in which the participants show a lack of skill, sound judgment, or professionalism.
- 2007, David von Drehle, "Will Rudy's Get-Tough Image Backfire?,"Time, 21 Jun.,
- "It's the kind of foul-up that suggests that his campaign team isn't functioning as well as it should," the G.O.P. source said. "Presidential campaigns are not the time for amateur hour."
- 2007, David von Drehle, "Will Rudy's Get-Tough Image Backfire?,"Time, 21 Jun.,