blindside

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As Hall went to clear the ball on Best's blindside, the City forward attempted to take a shot and caught his stud in the defender's nostril.

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  1. to attack a person from his blind side; metaphorically, to give a person an unpleasant suprise.

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  1. attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed
  2. catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences

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  • It's not as if the blitzer was coming from the blindside, he was coming right up the middle. —  WordPress.com News
  • As Hall went to clear the ball on Best's blindside, the City forward attempted to take a shot and caught his stud in the defender's nostril. —  QPR REPORT
  • Irish Blarney: Turkovich on the blindside, Grimes on his captaincy, more —  chicagotribune.com - Sports
  • In such a high-pressure sport, where contracts aren't guaranteed, and any play can be your last, depression lurks like a blindside linebacker. —  Recent articles from SocialistWorker.org
  • Brian entered an earlier apartment and comes crashing through the window and tackles the suspect from his blindside, pulling him off of the two-story roof and landing onto a parked car, crushing its top. —  The Movie Spoiler
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