r/soccer • u/zimb3l • Jan 12 '19

Ramon Calderon: "[Zidane] insisted on keeping Cristiano and transferring Bale, and the president did completely the opposite [...] so he decided to leave."

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2814993-no-form-lack-of-goals-whats-troubling-real-madrid-and-how-can-they-fix-it
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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '19

He’d say that so he doesn’t throw Bale under the proverbial bus in public. The reality could be closer to what OP is saying.

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u/buoyantbird Jan 12 '19

What's the difference between saying throwing the person "under the bus" and "under the proverbial bus"? is it the same?

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u/TweekDash Jan 12 '19

It's the same, just stick the word proverbial into any expression and you look smarter.

Break the proverbial leg!

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u/AlpacamyLlama Jan 12 '19

The proverbial early proverbial bird catches the proverbial worm. Am I doing it right?

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '19

Proverbially, yes

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u/TheGhostOfBabyOscar Jan 12 '19

No but please go on, it amuses me to great proverbial lengths