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unsportingly — unsporting ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not fair or sportsmanlike. DERIVATIVES unsportingly adverb … English terms dictionary
unsportingly — adverb in an unsportsmanlike manner • Ant: ↑sportingly • Derived from adjective: ↑unsporting … Useful english dictionary
sledge — unsportingly to harass (an opponent) Jargon of professional cricket where the rewards become more important than the game. OED suggests the origin may have been sledgehammer, but I prefer the imagery of what was once used to pull a man to… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
below the belt — {adv. phr.} 1. In the stomach; lower than is legal in boxing. * /He struck the other boy below the belt./ 2. {informal} In an unfair or cowardly way; against the rules of sportsmanship or justice; unsportingly; wrongly. * /It was hitting below… … Dictionary of American idioms
below the belt — {adv. phr.} 1. In the stomach; lower than is legal in boxing. * /He struck the other boy below the belt./ 2. {informal} In an unfair or cowardly way; against the rules of sportsmanship or justice; unsportingly; wrongly. * /It was hitting below… … Dictionary of American idioms
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William McCrum — was a wealthy Irish linen manufacturer and sportsman, most famous for being the inventor in 1890 of the penalty kick in football.Life and familyWilliam was the son of the linen millionaire Robert Garmany McCrum who was the builder of the… … Wikipedia
below\ the\ belt — adv. phr. 1. In the stomach; lower than is legal in boxing. He struck the other boy below the belt. 2. informal In an unfair or cowardly way; against the rules of sportsmanship or justice; unsportingly; wrongly. It was hitting below the belt for… … Словарь американских идиом
trash — American unsportingly to harass (an opponent) Literally, garbage or rubbish: They are fast and noisy and they trash their opponents while playing. {Sunday Telegraph, 20 March 1994, writing about regular chess players in Washington… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
walk — 1. (the streets) to be a prostitute Seldom tout court, but if so used, the confusion may be considerable. In 1891 Daisy Hopkins was sentenced to fourteen days in prison by the University Court of Cambridge after being accused of walking… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
