Word-Usage – What is the Term for the Child of My Aunt or Uncle?

There are two components to this phrase to break down.

come through:

1. [for someone] to do what one is expected to do, especially under difficult conditions

With regards to in the clutch, we have to look at the definition of clutch. In this context, Darry is using it in the same way it is often used in sports. In sports it is often used to describe players who can make the best plays even when the pressure is highest. For a person to be good in the clutch means to be able to perform in those critical moments, regardless of the pressure or stakes riding on the outcome of the game or match they're participating in.

So just taking in the clutch on its own, it means those moments where the stakes and the pressure are at their highest.

Combining these two definitions, to be coming through in the clutch means that Trisha has followed through and helped Darry, right when he needed it most.

However, before Darry says this, Trisha drops him when they're confronted by rats. This is the opposite of being clutch, so Darry is likely being sarcastic in his comment, saying that Trisha choked under pressure.

You can't. There is no "default". If it's not clearly stated, you have to ask. Generally, if it's not clarified in the text, it's probably not important.

This may seem odd from the point of view of someone coming from a language where the difference is part of the terminology used but as with many familial terms like grandmother/father, cousin, or nephew, only the direct relationship in English is there without adding modifiers.

• My mother's mother -> my grandmother on my mother's side or maternal grandmother
• My father's brother -> my uncle on my father's side or paternal uncle
• My father's brother's son -> my cousin who is the son of my father's brother

It gets a bit wordy but, there you have it. We don't really have a better way of doing it.

When it comes to aunts and uncles by marriage - the spouse of your parent's brother or sister - one might use "uncle-in-law" but (as a native American English speaker) this seems silly and would likely be something I would only do when joking or teasing that person... and it still doesn't solve the problem of whether it's your father's or mother's sibling's spouse.