Idiom
break the deadlock
Meaning
To score the first goal or point in a competition.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The striker scored to break the deadlock.”
“After a long period of scoreless play, the captain finally managed to break the deadlock with a powerful shot.”
“The tension in the stadium was palpable until the home team finally broke the deadlock in the final minutes of the match.”
Examples
simple
“The striker scored to break the deadlock.”
contextual
“After a long period of scoreless play, the captain finally managed to break the deadlock with a powerful shot.”
complex
“The tension in the stadium was palpable until the home team finally broke the deadlock in the final minutes of the match.”
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