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beat man

American  

noun

  1. district man.


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He can beat man coverage quickly, allowing indecisive Teddy Bridgewater to get the ball out of his hands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2021

“We just have to adjust to their adjustments. We’ve got to beat man coverage and protect. I have to throw accurate footballs. That’s it.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 25, 2020

“You don’t get to see a lot of one-on-ones, how they beat man coverage,” 49ers Coach Kyle Shanahan said.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2020

Instead of going with the tight bunches and myriad crossing patterns that most coaches use to beat man coverage, he went with a barrage of outside fly routes.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2012

And for an animal to beat man in that manner is a great achievement.

From The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two by Sarath Kumar Ghosh

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