park the bus
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park the bus
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Coined by Portuguese association football manager and former player José Mourinho.
verb parks the bus · parking the bus · parked the bus
- 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. England goalkeeper Gordon Banks resisted everything Liverpool threw at him that day, as City parked the bus and banked on snatching the vital single goal and then holding on.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see park, bus.
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verb Translations
| Español | meter el autobús, meter el bus, meter el camión |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 擺大巴 /摆大巴 bǎi dàbā |
| Português | retrancar |
| Français | faire de l'antijeu |
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