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open goals

open goals is the plural of open goal.

Meaning of open goal

Noun

open goal (plural open goals)

  1. An undefended goal.
  2. (figuratively) An opportunity that is readily available.
    • Labour missed an “open goal” to beat Theresa May and should not pretend it achieved a famous victory, a former shadow chancellor has said.2017 June 10, “Labour should have won against May's ‘open goal’, says MP”, in The Guardian, sourced from Press Association, →ISSN

Questions about open goals

What is open goals the plural of?
Open goals is the plural of open goal.

Words near open goals in the dictionary

  1. open fracture
  2. open fractures
  3. open game
  4. open games
  5. open goal
  6. open goals
  7. open half space
  8. open half spaces
  9. open harp
  10. open harps
  11. open hearth

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