kick into touch

UK Ireland idiomatic

(UK, sports) To kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby, often to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situation, to end injury time or to gain territory.

Japanese Meaning

ラグビーの試合において、困難な状況で相手のプレッシャーを避けるため、またはインジュリータイム終了や領土獲得の目的で、ボールをタッチライン（フィールド外）に向かって蹴る行為を指す。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

相手がトライライン付近で激しくプレッシャーをかけてきたため、フルバックはプレッシャーを和らげてアディショナルタイムを終わらせるためにボールをタッチラインの外に蹴り出すことを選んだ。

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Sense（1）

(UK, sports) To kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby, often to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situation, to end injury time or to gain territory.

Sense（2）

(UK, Ireland, idiomatic) To evade an issue.

It seemed like a good idea at the time, but I'm going to kick it into touch.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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kicks into touch

（ present singular third-person ）

kicking into touch

（ participle present ）

kicked into touch

（ participle past ）

kicked into touch

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