"against the run of play" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-against the run of play.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} against the run of play, {{en-prep phrase}} against the run of play
  1. (idiomatic) Contrary to the flow of the game. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-against_the_run_of_play-en-prep_phrase-~efTg6E7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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