My mother always told me the best way to learn to deal with a man was to learn to ride a mule. She said they have about equal brains most of the time. Sometimes the mule is smarter.
Sports commentators here do it all the time - Edit 1
Before modification by damookster at 09/04/2017 08:08:27 PM
"He can literally carry a team on his back for a month," "he's literally a man among boys," "this team is literally hanging on by their fingernails," etc.