park the bus
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To attempt to stop the opposition team from scoring a goal by playing extremely defensively and placing as many players as possible behind the ball.
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see park, bus.
Example Sentences
- "England goalkeeper Gordon Banks resisted everything Liverpool threw at him that day, as City parked the bus and banked on snatching the vital single goal and then holding on."
- "Dan is Head Groundsman at Swansea, who in 2011/12 won plaudits For their positive, passing game - showing that you don't need to park the bus as a promoted side to retain top-flight status."
- "Di Matteo planned a strategy that worked – compact, disciplined and compressing the defensive space, semi‑parking the bus in a fashion that was reminiscent of the Special One, the club's former manager."
- "Pep Guardiola admitted he had no choice but to park the bus against Arsenal, and praised Manchester City’s defensive resilience despite conceding a late equaliser."