back of the net
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the position of the ball when a goal is scored in football.
Interjection[edit]
- (British, colloquial) Often smug expression of triumph or happiness.
- 2002, I'm Alan Partridge:
- Alan Partridge: My girlfriend's thirty-three. I'm forty-seven. She's fourteen years younger than me. Back of the net!
Synonyms[edit]
- (figurative): nothing but net