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Bogoa Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Clear Benches
There is this articles:
"When Aaron Brooks swept in for the basket that cleared the benches with 2:46 left, he let a smile stretch across his face from one of the court to the other and back again."
What is "clear the benches" here? "Clear the benches" is used when there is a fight in a sports contest and the reserve players sitting on their benches get on the field/court to join the melee. But in the current example, there was no fights.
"When Aaron Brooks swept in for the basket that cleared the benches with 2:46 left, he let a smile stretch across his face from one of the court to the other and back again."
What is "clear the benches" here? "Clear the benches" is used when there is a fight in a sports contest and the reserve players sitting on their benches get on the field/court to join the melee. But in the current example, there was no fights.
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They can clear the benches also to celebrate.
- They can clear the benches also to celebrate.
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