park the bus

Verb

idiomatic

(soccer, idiomatic) 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.

Japanese Meaning

（サッカーにおいて）相手チームの得点を阻止するため、選手を極力後方に配置し、非常に守備を固めた戦術を取ること

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After taking the lead, the manager told the players to park the bus for the remainder of the match.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

リードを奪った後、監督は試合の残り時間、できるだけ多くの選手を自陣に置いて徹底的に守備を固めるよう選手たちに指示した。

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Sense（1）

(soccer, idiomatic) 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.

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.

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parks the bus

（ present singular third-person ）

parking the bus

（ participle present ）

parked the bus

（ participle past ）

parked the bus

（ past ）

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