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against the run of play

against the run of play prepositional phrase: contrary to the flow of the game.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Contrary to the flow of the game.
    • The Gunners dominated for long periods but, against the run of play, Denilson fouled Max Gradel and Robert Snodgrass put Leeds ahead from the spot.2011 January 8, Chris Bevan, “Arsenal 1 - 1 Leeds”, in BBC

against the run of play meaning in Bengali

against the run of play in Bengali

খেলার গতির বিপরীতে

Questions about against the run of play

What does against the run of play mean?
Against the run of play means contrary to the flow of the game.
What is against the run of play in Bengali?
Against the run of play in Bengali is খেলার গতির বিপরীতে. See Against the run of play meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is against the run of play?
Against the run of play is a prepositional phrase.

Words near against the run of play in the dictionary

  1. against the clock
  2. against the collar
  3. against the grain
  4. against the hair
  5. against the law
  6. against the run of play
  7. against the world
  8. against time
  9. againstand
  10. againstands
  11. againster

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Adapted from Wiktionary: against the run of play (page history and authors); against the run of play (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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