red-eye flight

A red-eye or a red-eye flight is a plane journey during the night. (INFORMAL)


Stoudamire spent some time in the building before moving into his own digs in the city.
digs Lodgings.

A city decorator to the stars wants to give the Knick sensation a plush, custom-made $16,000 couch complete with orange and blue basketball-shaped throw pillows embroidered with Lin’s number, 17.

“Jeremy Lin shouldn’t be sleeping on any old couch. This is no way to treat a rising star with a Harvard degree,” said Richard Harary, 57, a Brooklyn native and rabid Knick fan whose clients include Bill Cosby and Andy Pettitte.

Extremely zealous or enthusiastic; fanatical: a rabid football fan.


And Lin could chow down on his new couch in style, thanks to the Old Homestead Steakhouse in Chelsea, which wants to feed him sizzling cuts on the house.

Cold cuts are thin slices of cooked meat which are served cold. (AM)

But if No. 17 has proven one thing, it’s that talent, brains and perseverance can win, even in the unforgiving world of pro sports.
Providing little or no opportunity to forestall undesired results or mistakes: an unforgiving computer program.

Zachary Kilroy of Manhattan, 26, is equally smitten.
smit|ten /sm'ɪt^ən/
If you are smitten, you find someone so attractive that you are or seem to be in love with them.

phenom   n. Slang

A phenomenon, especially a remarkable or outstanding person.

Coming down the stretch, I know you're going to hit a 3."
a final stage

 He bagged groceries when he wasn't playing ball in junior college.

Cheap Labor

Guy does nothing and has a couple of good weeks and suddenly
 he's the greatest thing since sliced bread.
the best/greatest thing since sliced bread  (humorous)

if someone or something is described as the best thing since sliced bread, people think they are extremely good, often better than they really are