Have barely had a glove laid on them.....
Would you please explain the parts that I have put in bold in the passage below?
Bayern Munich's relentless march through this season's Champions League continued as they brushed aside Lyon to book an 11th appearance in the final of the competition and a showdown with Paris St-Germain.
The German champions have barely had a glove laid on them in Europe this season, with this their 10th straight Champions League win - equalling the record for winning streaks in the competition set by Real Madrid in 2015 and Bayern themselves in 2013 - as part of a 28-game unbeaten run stretching back to December.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53815521
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Boxers wear boxing gloves. If a boxer has a glove laid on him, it's a fancy way of saying that his opponent punches him. Barely tells us that it was a gentle punch, hardly a punch at all.
- Boxers wear boxing gloves.
- If a boxer has a glove laid on him, it's a fancy way of saying that his opponent punches him.
- Barely tells us that it was a gentle punch, hardly a punch at all.
- The German champions have barely had a glove laid on them in Europe this season.
- This means that no other team ever looked like it might beat them.
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Boxers wear boxing gloves.
If a boxer has a glove laid on him, it's a fancy way of saying that his opponent punches him.
Barely tells us that it was a gentle punch, hardly a punch at all.
The German champions have barely had a glove laid on them in Europe this season. This means that no other team ever looked like it might beat them.
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