clean sheet



clean sheet

1. An opportunity to start fresh despite past mistakes or problems. I know we've had our differences, but I'd like to repair our friendship. Can we start with a clean sheet?
2. In sports, a game or series of games in which one side wins with the opposing side(s) being unable to score any points. Primarily heard in UK. The football team has kept a clean sheet for the last three games. I don't think anyone can score against them!
See also: clean, sheet

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Marcia['ma:sjə]
BurÇİN-Turkish
Chinyere-Western African, Igbo
Abram['eibrəm]
Borislavbah-ree-SLAHF (Russian)Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Anita (1)ah-NEE-tah (Spanish), AH-nee-tah (Finnish)Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Slovene, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish,