body swerve
Britishnoun
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sport (esp in football games) the act or an instance of swerving past an opponent
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the act or an instance of avoiding (a situation considered unpleasant)
I think I'll give the meeting a body swerve
verb
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sport (esp in football games) to pass (an opponent) using a body swerve
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to avoid (a situation or person considered unpleasant)
Example Sentences
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Real needed a goal, on came Ronaldo, and he won a penalty with a trademark body swerve.
From BBC
How have the Iranians used technology to body swerve censorship and all sorts of other things?
From Salon
Then Tielemans makes an incision with a sudden change of pace and a body swerve past one opponent at the edge of the D. He slips a pass through to Vady, who takes a touch and readies himself for a shot from 15 yards .... but Digne does exceptionally well to put himself between the striker an the ball, which he ushers calmly back to Pickford.
From The Guardian
The Brazilian had introduced himself to Anfield with a body swerve to glide away from Trent Alexander-Arnold and then a slaloming run to go past, in order, Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mané and Milner.
From The Guardian
When Dennis Bergkamp bamboozled Newcastle's defenders playing for Arsenal with an inside-out turn and body swerve in 2002, you could picture Cruyff nodding his approval.
From US News
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