cheap shot

Noun

Japanese Meaning

意図的でスポーツマンシップに欠ける、または違法行為とされる可能性のある相手への攻撃 / （比喩的に）相手の明らかな弱点を不当かつ攻撃的に指摘する発言

The defender's cheap shot knocked the striker to the ground and earned him a red card.

守備選手の故意の反則行為でフォワードが倒され、その選手はレッドカードを受けた。

Sense（1）

A deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression against an opponent.

Attacking a goalie trying to make a save is a total cheap shot, I think.

Sense（2）

(by analogy) A remark that unfairly disparages an obvious vulnerability of the target.

School bullies always take cheap shots at kids with glasses.

cheap shots

（ plural ）