"a gamba tesa" meaning in Italian

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Prepositional phrase

Etymology: Literally, “at leg held out”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|at leg held out}} “at leg held out”, {{lit|at leg held out}} Literally, “at leg held out” Head templates: {{head|it|prepositional phrase}} a gamba tesa
  1. (soccer) of a foul maneuver in which one player attempts to trip another Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-a_gamba_tesa-it-prep_phrase-Dd4mtXp6 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  2. (chiefly politics) in a way that is decisive and borders on incorrectness or immorality Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-a_gamba_tesa-it-prep_phrase-GHlFPbNT Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Topics: government, politics
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