flying\ tackle

flying\ tackle
noun informal
A tackle made by jumping through the air at the person to be tackled.

Most football coaches don't want their players to make flying tackles.

The policeman stopped the burglar with a flying tackle.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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