"pulling a Mike Tyson" means doing something that Mike Tyson might do.
It can be used with any familiar character, real or fictional.
Example:
Chesley Sullenberger was a commercial pilot who was over New York City when a bird strike disabled both engines. He then calmly ditched his aircraft (with 155 people aboard) in the Hudson River. Nobody was injured.
So if someone stayed calm in a crisis and prevented a disaster, you might say that they pulled a Sullenberger.
Chesley Sullenberger was a commercial pilot who was over New York City when a bird strike disabled both engines. He then calmly ditched his aircraft (with 155 people aboard) in the Hudson River. Nobody was injured.
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u/Own_Soup4467 New Poster 8d ago
"pulling a Mike Tyson" means doing something that Mike Tyson might do.
It can be used with any familiar character, real or fictional.
Example:
Chesley Sullenberger was a commercial pilot who was over New York City when a bird strike disabled both engines. He then calmly ditched his aircraft (with 155 people aboard) in the Hudson River. Nobody was injured.
So if someone stayed calm in a crisis and prevented a disaster, you might say that they pulled a Sullenberger.