have (one's) name taken



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have (one's) name taken

In football (soccer), to receive a yellow card (and thus have one's name recorded in the referee's booklet). It's questionable whether that slide tackle really warranted the penalty, but she's had her name taken regardless.
See also: have, name, taken

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ruggerorood-JE-roItalian
Selvaggia-Italian
TİMuÇİN-Turkish
Purushottama-Hinduism
Reina (2)-Yiddish
Acton['æktən]