cheap shot
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Tiefschlag
A deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression against an…A deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression against an opponent.
» That was a cheap shot.
Это был запрещённый приём.
Это был удар по больному месту.
Это было подло.
Это была подлость.
Meaning
2 sensesA deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression against an opponent.
Attacking a goalie trying to make a save is a total cheap shot, I think.
an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence
(broadly)A remark that unfairly disparages an obvious vulnerability of the target.
School bullies always take cheap shots at kids with glasses.
Examples
1 sentencesThat was a cheap shot.
ruЭто был запрещённый приём. — marafon