Oo, nice vocab.
But no, that's not what I did at all. Have you read this thread? I didn't add 'lick' to the phrase. I corrected 'sweet' because it was wrong (maybe just a typo). I didn't correct 'lick', because it's not wrong. It was wrong the first time it was used, but it's been used for...
Yeah, but it's not really sweep the lick, it's sweep the leg, because that's literally what he wanted his pupil to do. People misheard what he said as sweep the lick. But I realise you're using it to mean show no mercy.
To be honest, I just didn't have a clue what sweet the lick meant. I thought maybe it should be sweat the lick, but still didn't understand, so I had to google it.
The first.
I know it would be nice if 'brough weren't trying against us, but even if they were already Champions they're still going to put in some effort, and play without pressure. I'd rather need a draw against a team that was desperate than a win against a team with no pressure.