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park the bus

idiom

To attempt to stop the opposition team from scoring a goal by playing extremely defensively and placing as many players as possible behind the ball.


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  1. 01

    bus plunge

    A phrase often used in filler story headlines in print newspapers, prior to the adoption of computer-aided typesetting and publishing methods, as it filled out the usual width of a column in the eight-column layout then prevalent in the industry.

  2. 02

    drive the porcelain bus

    Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl, especially while drunk or hungover”).

  3. 03

    face like the back end of a bus

    A very ugly face.

  4. 04

    Light and dark

    [Cockney slang]park

    Referring to the London County Council's notice to the effect that a bell was rung and the gates locked at dusk.

  5. 05

    park that thought

    Alternative form of hold that thought.

  6. 06

    ride the short bus

    To participate in a special education program, such as for those with learning disabilities.

  7. 07

    trailer park trash

    Alternative form of trailer trash.

  8. 08

    walk in the park

    Something easy or pleasant.

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