bowl out

eliminare tutti i battitori

Nel cricket, eliminare tutti i battitori avversari, mettendo fine al turno di battuta della squadra.

In inglese semplice: In cricket, to end the other team’s turn at batting by getting all its players out.

• We need to bowl out their team.
• England were bowled out for 120 runs.
• Can our bowlers bowl them out before lunch?

Come si usa: bowl someone out for + score (We bowled them out for 95 runs.)

Espressioni comuni: bowl out a team, bowl someone out

eliminare colpendo il wicket

Nel cricket, eliminare un battitore colpendo il suo wicket con la palla lanciata.

In inglese semplice: In cricket, to get a batter out by hitting their wicket with the ball you deliver.

• Try to bowl out their best batter.
• She bowled him out with a ball that hit the middle stump.
• Their captain was bowled out on the first delivery.

Sinonimi: bowl

Espressioni comuni: bowl someone out, bowl out a batter

togliere di mezzo un avversario

Sconfiggere chi si oppone a te, togliendolo di mezzo.

In inglese semplice: To defeat someone who opposes you and remove them as an obstacle.

• She found a way to bowl out her rival.
• His clever argument bowled out the chief opponent of the plan.
• They hoped to bowl out anyone who challenged their authority.

Sinonimi: defeat, get rid of

Espressioni comuni: bowl someone out, bowl out a rival