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have one's name taken en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

When receiving a yellow card in some sports, one's name is recorded in the referee's booklet.

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To receive a yellow card.
    • Healy’s first act was to crudely wipe out Forrest on the touchline. He saw yellow when it could have been red. Lafferty then had his name taken for a late one on Adam Matthews. 2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
had one's name taken Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
had one's name taken Tense=Past lexicographic
has one's name taken Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
having one's name taken Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

yellow · be book