flat-track bully
(Britain, Australia, sports) A sportsperson or sports team that dominates over inferior sides, but fails to beat opponents of similar or higher standing.
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One such penalty of 25 points cost Essex the 1989 Championship, handing it on a plate to the flat-track bully and his Worcester team-mates.
A criticism of Gyokeres before he signed was that he was a flat-track bully, mainly scoring against teams lower in the Portuguese table.
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(Britain, Australia, sports) A sportsperson or sports team that dominates over inferior sides, but fails to beat opponents of similar or higher standing.
“One such penalty of 25 points cost Essex the 1989 Championship, handing it on a plate to the flat-track bully and his Worcester team-mates.”
“A criticism of Gyokeres before he signed was that he was a flat-track bully, mainly scoring against teams lower in the Portuguese table.”
“One such penalty of 25 points cost Essex the 1989 Championship, handing it on a plate to the flat-track bully and his Worcester team-mates.”
“A criticism of Gyokeres before he signed was that he was a flat-track bully, mainly scoring against teams lower in the Portuguese table.”
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