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Meaning of off-the-ball | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Occurring away from active play.

not-comparable

Examples

“An off the ball incident led to N'Zogbia confronting Wilshere before leaning his head into the Englishman and giving referee Lee Probert no choice but to show the red card.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

off-the-charts off-the-cuff off-the-peg off-the-rack off-the-record off-the-shelf

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