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kick into touch verb

  • (UK, sports) To kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby, often to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situation, to end injury time or to gain territory.
 botter en touche
  • (UK, Ireland, idiomatic) To evade an issue; to stop from happening.
 botter en touche, noyer le poisson
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