sidelinenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsaɪd.laɪn/us/ˈsaɪd.laɪn/sideline noun [ C ] (JOB)
an activity that you do as well as your main job:
Jim works in a bank, but teaches French in the evenings as a sideline.
sideline noun [ C ] (SPORT)
mainly US UK usually touchline a line that shows the position of the side of an area where a sport is played:
The ball fell just inside/on/outside the sideline.
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Surfaces on which sports take place
- 18-yard box
- AstroTurf
- bench
- course
- D, d
- dry slope
- far post
- field
- goalmouth
- goalpost
- golf course
- groundsman
- penalty area
- pitch
- stretch
- touch
- touchline
- track
- unplayable
- wing
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Idiom(s)
on/from the sidelines
sidelineverb [ T ]
uk/ˈsaɪd.laɪn/us/ˈsaɪd.laɪn/If a sports player is sidelined they are prevented from playing or competing, and can only watch:
Johnson has been sidelined through injury.
to stop someone taking an active and important part in something:
He was sidelined after criticizing the policy.
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Competing in sport
- amateur
- attack
- away
- bring
- bring sb on
- bye
- bye week
- catch up
- contention
- contest
- cup-tied
- go in for sth
- partner
- run
- square off
- step/move up a gear idiom
- try out for sth
- vs
- weigh
- weigh in
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