left-footer
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of left-footer
C20: from the Northern Irish saying that farm workers in Eire use the left foot to push a spade when digging
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He didn't whip it around like a left-footer should.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024
Sharp intakes of breath echoed around Ahmad bin Ali every time the little left-footer got his famous boot on the ball and he rocked the stadium with a delightful opener.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2022
Canada’s hopes were all extinguished in the 70th minute when Kramaric set himself up for a left-footer from 14 yards.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2022
Brentford rode their luck as De Bruyne smacked a left-footer against the base of the post before Laporte's majestic header was ruled out for a marginal VAR offside decision.
From Reuters ● Dec. 29, 2021
Galván capped the scoring when he side-netted a left-footer from the right side of the penalty area in the 80th minute.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2021
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