red card
See also: red-card
English
Noun
red card (plural red cards)
- (sports) A card displayed by the referee when a player is sent off for a serious infringement of the rules.
- In the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Argentine player Diego Maradona was given a red card for striking a US player Tab Ramos.
- 2010 December 29, Mark Vesty, “Wigan 2 - 2 Arsenal”, in BBC:
- An off the ball incident led to N'Zogbia confronting Wilshere before leaning his head into the Englishman and giving referee Lee Probert no choice but to show the red card.
- (colloquial) Any official instructions to vacate an area.
- I hoped to park in the members' area but the attendant showed me the red card.
Coordinate terms
- yellow card
- green card
- blue card
Translations
sports: card
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instructions to vacate an area
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References
- red card on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- red card at OneLook Dictionary Search