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Meaning of fox in the box | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A player with good finishing and movement inside the penalty area; a poacher.

UK, informal

Examples

“Fox in the box is like just a sharp, y'know, like nippy kinda player, scores the goals but don't do much else just a fox in the box. They just score goals close by, few tap ins.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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