Idiom
spoon bowl
Meaning
A match between the last placed and second last placed team in an Australian sports league, derived from the fact that the team that finishes last is informally awarded the "wooden spoon"
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Both teams are playing poorly in this year's spoon bowl.”
“The fans were disappointed to see their team fighting to avoid losing the spoon bowl.”
“Despite the lack of prestige, the players treated the spoon bowl as a serious test of their professional pride.”
Examples
simple
“Both teams are playing poorly in this year's spoon bowl.”
contextual
“The fans were disappointed to see their team fighting to avoid losing the spoon bowl.”
complex
“Despite the lack of prestige, the players treated the spoon bowl as a serious test of their professional pride.”
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