clear (one's) lines

In rugby and soccer, to kick the ball from or near one's own goal line far up the field. Though their opponents have been bringing continuous offensive pressure, the home team's defense has been there each time to clear their lines.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aage	-	Danish, Norwegian
Lalia	-	English (Rare)
Deirdre	DEER-drə (English), DEER-dree (English), DER-dre (Irish)	English, Irish, Irish Mythology
Jacqueline	zha-kə-LEEN (French), zhak-LEEN (French), JAK-ə-leen (English), JAK-ə-lin (English)	French, English
Gershon	GUR-shahn (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Mira (2)	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Polish