clean sheet
English
Noun
clean sheet (plural clean sheets)
- An absence of debts or indictments.
- (soccer) A game played without having conceded a goal.
- 2011 February 6, Alistair Magowan, “West Ham 0 - 1 Birmingham”, in BBC:
- Birmingham had their defence to thank for a clean sheet, although they were lucky to escape when Manuel da Costa shot off-target and then headed wide.
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- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see clean, sheet.
Derived terms
- start with a clean sheet
Related terms
- shutout (same concept applied to ice hockey)
Translations
(soccer) game played without having conceded a goal
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