straight red
Instant sending off
A straight red is a red card shown immediately to a player in football (soccer) for a serious foul, as opposed to receiving two yellow cards first.
The phrase distinguishes instant dismissals—for violent conduct, denying a clear goal-scoring opportunity, or other grave offenses—from accumulated cautions: He got a straight red for the tackle from behind.
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
- marching ordersDirective to leave
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- early bathSporting dismissal before finish
- sent offCaused to go
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- ejectionsred card, sending off, disqualification, tossing, player ejection
- soccer officiatingreferee, yellow card, red card, foul, booking
- soccer penaltiesyellow card, red card, caution, dismissal, send-off
straight redverbal warning
Spoken notice of wrongdoing
yellow card · caution · booking · let off · talking-to
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