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Mon 24 Jun, 2019 10:52 am
In sports such as football/soccer or basketball, which of the following
should I use with the meaning of "to take care or look after an
opponent" in the sense of "preventing her/him from scoring/being
lethal/dangerous - "to mark someone" or "to guard someone"?
Thank you.
@paok1970,
Can't speak about basketball but, with respect to football, 'to mark someone' is the norm.
@paok1970,
In this sense they're synonymous, although "guard" is more often used.
@InfraBlue,
Not in football, not over here. It's mark, I've never heard guard used in that context.
And I've listened to a lot of football commentary.
@izzythepush,
You're right. I should have added that it's more used over here for basketball.
@InfraBlue,
Fair enough. I don't know anything about basketball.
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