A wonderfully evocative piece of British football (soccer) slang for scoring a goal. The 'onion bag' is the net of the goal — it looks like a string onion bag — and to 'bulge' it is to hit the back of the net hard enough that it puffs out satisfyingly. The phrase is beloved by football commentators and fans alike for its vivid, almost sensory quality; it captures not just the fact of a goal but the physical thrill of the ball slamming into the back of the net.
He latched onto a through ball in the 89th minute and finally bulged the onion bag to level the scores.
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(UK, soccer, slang) To score a goal.
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