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Top bins

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

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In football (soccer), top bins means: An informal British expression for the top corner of the goal.

In Turkish: doksan, üst köşe

How it is used

Usually in into top bins; it belongs to lively commentary and conversation.

Example sentences

  1. She curled the free kick straight into top bins.

    The phrase identifies the high corner reached by the shot.

  2. He aimed for top bins but sent the ball over the bar.

    Aiming at the corner is different from successfully finding it.

Common collocations

  • into top bins
  • find top bins
  • aim for top bins
  • shotAn attempt to score by kicking or heading the ball towards the opponents' goal.
  • goalA point scored when the whole ball crosses the goal line between the posts and under the crossbar; also the frame with a net that teams try to put the ball into.

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