Sample sentence = "Goal! It's three as Scholes slides in to convert Ronaldo's cross after the Portuguese SKINs Lee on the right... he gets to the byline before firing a cross over... Scholes slides in and scrambles the ball over the line! 3-0 now! "
2007-02-06 17:46:16 · 3 answers · asked by Ruud_Kaka_Niko_Fan 5 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
"Skins" him means that he deked him out totally.
It means Ronaldo made a move and went past Lee and made Lee look silly. Ronaldo pretended to go one way and Lee went that way but Ronaldo actually went the other way and ran past Lee easily.
I believe it comes from the saying, "He deked him out of his skin," meaning his body went one way but his skin went another because he didn't know which way the guy with the ball (ronaldo in this case) was going to go.
2007-02-06 18:03:21 · answer #1 · answered by Canucklehead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought "skins" meant the team NOT wearing shirts. BUT then I read your Sample Sentence....and feel like a we-e--tard. (Portugese Skins...got their shirts on ...right?)
2007-02-07 01:55:07 · answer #2 · answered by shaylea29 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a sport fan but I thought it was the ball?
2007-02-07 01:54:39 · answer #3 · answered by john86seth02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋