the sticks

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Tanımlar (İngilizce)

  1. isim A remote, rural area; a place that is removed from civilization such as the boondocks.

    “She grew up in the sticks and later moved to the city.”

  2. isim The set of yardage markers used by a chain crew to indicate the ten yards between the line of scrimmage from the previous first down and the line to gain, which the offense must reach in their series of four downs in order to retain possession of the ball.

    “They gained just enough on that play to move the sticks and continue the drive.”

Eş anlamlılar

backwoods boonies boondocks hinterland middle of nowhere Isolated town bump in the road jerkwater jerk-water jerkwater town one-horse town wide spot in the road Isolated place arse end of nowhere back of beyond back forty backcountry backwater beyond the black stump boondock

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