back of the net
Ball finds home
Back of the net, mainly used in British English, is an expression of delight or satisfaction.
It may be heard during a football (soccer) match when a goal is scored.
- game-winnerScore that secures victory
- winning goalScore securing victory
- goalDesired end result
- top cornerHighest angular point
- nothing but netFlawless basket, no rim
football · striker · celebration · score · jubilation · shot · soccer · net · cheers · triumph · win · goalkeeper · achievement · victory · offside · penalty kick · free kick · pitch
- Soccergoal, soccer, pass, football, goalkeeper
- goalkeepingsave, saves, goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender
- Cricket Idiomssticky wicket, not cricket, bowled over, stumped, on the front foot
goal-scoring outcome
back of the netwide
Of great breadth
saved · off target · near miss · blocked · parried
achievement/success
back of the netdisaster
Sudden ruinous event
failure · flop · shambles · fiasco · catastrophe
CELEBRATION vs. DISAPPOINTMENT
back of the netgutted
Emptied of contents
disaster · catastrophe · heartbreak · agony · choked
back, backs, backed, backing, backer, backside, backward, backwards, netted