Idiom
basement battler
Meaning
A team in or around the relegation zone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My favorite team is a basement battler this season.”
“After losing ten games in a row, the club is now a basement battler fighting to stay in the league.”
“Despite their storied history, the club has devolved into a desperate basement battler, clinging to the hope of avoiding relegation on the final day of the season.”
Examples
simple
“My favorite team is a basement battler this season.”
contextual
“After losing ten games in a row, the club is now a basement battler fighting to stay in the league.”
complex
“Despite their storied history, the club has devolved into a desperate basement battler, clinging to the hope of avoiding relegation on the final day of the season.”
Origin
The term is a sports metaphor, likening the lower section of a league table to the basement of a house. It draws a comparison between a team’s position in the standings and the subterranean level of a residential building.
Key words
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