Idiom
ball hog
Meaning
In team sports, a player who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Stop being a ball hog and pass the ball to your teammates.”
“We lost the game because our star player was a ball hog and refused to pass.”
“His reputation as a notorious ball hog alienated his teammates, who eventually grew tired of his selfish style of play.”
Examples
simple
“Stop being a ball hog and pass the ball to your teammates.”
contextual
“We lost the game because our star player was a ball hog and refused to pass.”
complex
“His reputation as a notorious ball hog alienated his teammates, who eventually grew tired of his selfish style of play.”
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