The legislature has been nothing more than a 'rubber stamp' for the President.
They expected the proposal to be 'rubber-stamped' by the legislature.
The teams will play today in the 'rubber game' of the series.
(..) You must be Lord Caldlow? Caldlow. Yes, I am. I always have been. They flatter you with all those chains. Don't they know you can't escape without your rubber ball? I pulled you out... out of that tank. All I wanted to do was prove that I was a better magician. But you couldn't leave me alone. (..)2006 The Prestige
(..) You're going to need a better disguise. I need a volunteer. What happened? Did you hurt him? What happened, Robert? You, sir. Just a rubber ball, yes? Thank you. Just a rubber ball? No. Not normal. Not a normal rubber ball. It's magic. He had a new trick. (..)2006 The Prestige