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red card

US/ˈɹɛd ˌkɑɹd/
phraseB1Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

A red card is the card that sends a player off the field for good. Show a red card, a straight red card, pick up a red card.

The player cannot be replaced, so the team plays the rest of the match a man short, which is what makes it so costly. Two yellow cards add up to a red card in the same match.

Definitions of red card

  1. 1phrasered cardThe card that sends a player off the field for good.B1

    “The tackle was reckless enough to earn a red card.”

red card is a penalty.

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