Idiom
clear one's lines
Meaning
To clear the ball away from a dangerous position.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The defender kicked the ball hard to clear his lines.”
“The goalkeeper shouted at his teammates to clear their lines before the opposing striker could reach the ball.”
“Under immense pressure from the attacking side, the captain desperately cleared his lines to prevent a certain goal.”
Examples
simple
“The defender kicked the ball hard to clear his lines.”
contextual
“The goalkeeper shouted at his teammates to clear their lines before the opposing striker could reach the ball.”
complex
“Under immense pressure from the attacking side, the captain desperately cleared his lines to prevent a certain goal.”
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