bend it like Beckham
Swerve the ball
Bend it like Beckham means to curve a kicked ball around obstacles, after English footballer David Beckham's signature technique of curving free kicks around defensive walls.
The phrase spread from the 2002 film of the same name and now applies figuratively to any skillful maneuvering around obstacles: She bent it like Beckham through the bureaucracy.
- soccerField sport with goals
- footballField sport with goals
- kickFoot-delivered strike
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- free kickUnobstructed restart after foul
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bend it like Beckhamstraight shot
Direct unimpeded trajectory
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