Hello to the beloved EnglishForward habitues. A soccer speaker recently said "all 3 goals so far have been right from the very chop rule" . I've not gotten what exactly was meant by "right from the very chop rule" . If I had asked it here, Could someone have helped me ? make me get the drift at least, please. Thanks.
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It means nothing to me. I think you must have misheard it. Rover
— Rover_KE
It means nothing to me.
I think you must have misheard it.
Rover
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